Home / 12,470,688.84-18,705,811.44-3,950,803.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,470,688.84, 18,705,811.44 and 3,950,803.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,470,688.84, 18,705,811.44 and 3,950,803.86 is: 5,926,135.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,470,688.84 : 18,705,811.44 = 3,950,803.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,470,688.84/18,705,811.44 = 3,950,803.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,470,688.84x = 18,705,811.44 × 3,950,803.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,470,688.84x = 73,902,992,041,584.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,902,992,041,584.16/12,470,688.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,926,135.52

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.