Home / 5,972,667.40-8,952,002.70-4,475,009.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,972,667.40, 8,952,002.70 and 4,475,009.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,972,667.40, 8,952,002.70 and 4,475,009.80 is: 6,707,271.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,972,667.40 : 8,952,002.70 = 4,475,009.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,972,667.40/8,952,002.70 = 4,475,009.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,972,667.40x = 8,952,002.70 × 4,475,009.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,972,667.40x = 40,060,299,812,126.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,060,299,812,126.45/5,972,667.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,707,271.16

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.