Home / 6,517,677.60-9,780,015.60-2,731,543.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,517,677.60, 9,780,015.60 and 2,731,543.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,517,677.60, 9,780,015.60 and 2,731,543.20 is: 4,098,781.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,517,677.60 : 9,780,015.60 = 2,731,543.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,517,677.60/9,780,015.60 = 2,731,543.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,517,677.60x = 9,780,015.60 × 2,731,543.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,517,677.60x = 26,714,535,108,073.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,714,535,108,073.92/6,517,677.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,098,781.31

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.