Home / 13,837,537.80-20,756,306.70-9,798,586.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,837,537.80, 20,756,306.70 and 9,798,586.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,837,537.80, 20,756,306.70 and 9,798,586.20 is: 14,697,879.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,837,537.80 : 20,756,306.70 = 9,798,586.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,837,537.80/20,756,306.70 = 9,798,586.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,837,537.80x = 20,756,306.70 × 9,798,586.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,837,537.80x = 203,382,460,393,587.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 203,382,460,393,587.53/13,837,537.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,697,879.30

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.