Home / 6,178,532.40-9,267,798.60-5,758,628.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,178,532.40, 9,267,798.60 and 5,758,628.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,178,532.40, 9,267,798.60 and 5,758,628.40 is: 8,637,942.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,178,532.40 : 9,267,798.60 = 5,758,628.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,178,532.40/9,267,798.60 = 5,758,628.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,178,532.40x = 9,267,798.60 × 5,758,628.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,178,532.40x = 53,369,808,223,440.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 53,369,808,223,440.24/6,178,532.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,637,942.60

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.