Home / 12,437,465.24-17,154,565.90-8,243,565.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,437,465.24, 17,154,565.90 and 8,243,565.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,437,465.24, 17,154,565.90 and 8,243,565.37 is: 11,370,064.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,437,465.24 : 17,154,565.90 = 8,243,565.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,437,465.24/17,154,565.90 = 8,243,565.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,437,465.24x = 17,154,565.90 × 8,243,565.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,437,465.24x = 141,414,785,482,527.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,414,785,482,527.78/12,437,465.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,370,064.78

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.