Home / 13,565,862.74-20,337,356.02-5,883,723.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,565,862.74, 20,337,356.02 and 5,883,723.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,565,862.74, 20,337,356.02 and 5,883,723.94 is: 8,820,625.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,565,862.74 : 20,337,356.02 = 5,883,723.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,565,862.74/20,337,356.02 = 5,883,723.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,565,862.74x = 20,337,356.02 × 5,883,723.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,565,862.74x = 119,659,388,531,987.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,659,388,531,987.77/13,565,862.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,820,625.04

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.