Home / 12,299,509.17-16,973,223.10-6,793,261.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,299,509.17, 16,973,223.10 and 6,793,261.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,299,509.17, 16,973,223.10 and 6,793,261.46 is: 9,374,645.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,299,509.17 : 16,973,223.10 = 6,793,261.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,299,509.17/16,973,223.10 = 6,793,261.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,299,509.17x = 16,973,223.10 × 6,793,261.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,299,509.17x = 115,303,542,235,362.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 115,303,542,235,362.45/12,299,509.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,374,645.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.