Home / 12,375,646.73-18,570,113.10-5,187,907.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,375,646.73, 18,570,113.10 and 5,187,907.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,375,646.73, 18,570,113.10 and 5,187,907.20 is: 7,784,645.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,375,646.73 : 18,570,113.10 = 5,187,907.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,375,646.73/18,570,113.10 = 5,187,907.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,375,646.73x = 18,570,113.10 × 5,187,907.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,375,646.73x = 96,340,023,456,304.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 96,340,023,456,304.33/12,375,646.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,784,645.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.