Home / 14,487,078.60-21,722,744.70-5,968,276.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,487,078.60, 21,722,744.70 and 5,968,276.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,487,078.60, 21,722,744.70 and 5,968,276.20 is: 8,949,170.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,487,078.60 : 21,722,744.70 = 5,968,276.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,487,078.60/21,722,744.70 = 5,968,276.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,487,078.60x = 21,722,744.70 × 5,968,276.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,487,078.60x = 129,647,340,191,686.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,647,340,191,686.14/14,487,078.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,949,170.76

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.