Home / 12,452,563.70-18,678,845.55-11,974,266.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,452,563.70, 18,678,845.55 and 11,974,266.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,452,563.70, 18,678,845.55 and 11,974,266.80 is: 17,961,400.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,452,563.70 : 18,678,845.55 = 11,974,266.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,452,563.70/18,678,845.55 = 11,974,266.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,452,563.70x = 18,678,845.55 × 11,974,266.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,452,563.70x = 223,665,480,131,692.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 223,665,480,131,692.75/12,452,563.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,961,400.20

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.