Home / 13,537,436.42-20,312,355.58-5,863,428.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,537,436.42, 20,312,355.58 and 5,863,428.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,537,436.42, 20,312,355.58 and 5,863,428.38 is: 8,797,828.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,537,436.42 : 20,312,355.58 = 5,863,428.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,537,436.42/20,312,355.58 = 5,863,428.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,537,436.42x = 20,312,355.58 × 5,863,428.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,537,436.42x = 119,100,042,172,423.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,100,042,172,423.34/13,537,436.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,797,828.37

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.