Home / 12,658,617.01-17,468,875.69-6,857,422.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,658,617.01, 17,468,875.69 and 6,857,422.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,658,617.01, 17,468,875.69 and 6,857,422.73 is: 9,463,234.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,658,617.01 : 17,468,875.69 = 6,857,422.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,658,617.01/17,468,875.69 = 6,857,422.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,658,617.01x = 17,468,875.69 × 6,857,422.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,658,617.01x = 119,791,465,224,150.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,791,465,224,150.45/12,658,617.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,463,234.82

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.