Home / 12,577,875.84-17,357,526.72-7,145,665.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,577,875.84, 17,357,526.72 and 7,145,665.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,577,875.84, 17,357,526.72 and 7,145,665.92 is: 9,861,051.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,577,875.84 : 17,357,526.72 = 7,145,665.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,577,875.84/17,357,526.72 = 7,145,665.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,577,875.84x = 17,357,526.72 × 7,145,665.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,577,875.84x = 124,031,087,138,593.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,031,087,138,593.38/12,577,875.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,861,051.95

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.