Home / 12,687,673.86-17,508,770.16-6,886,331.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,687,673.86, 17,508,770.16 and 6,886,331.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,687,673.86, 17,508,770.16 and 6,886,331.10 is: 9,503,017.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,687,673.86 : 17,508,770.16 = 6,886,331.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,687,673.86/17,508,770.16 = 6,886,331.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,687,673.86x = 17,508,770.16 × 6,886,331.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,687,673.86x = 120,571,188,475,559.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 120,571,188,475,559.97/12,687,673.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,503,017.64

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.