Home / 6,936,285.60-10,404,428.40-5,256,669.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,936,285.60, 10,404,428.40 and 5,256,669.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,936,285.60, 10,404,428.40 and 5,256,669.60 is: 7,885,004.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,936,285.60 : 10,404,428.40 = 5,256,669.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,936,285.60/10,404,428.40 = 5,256,669.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,936,285.60x = 10,404,428.40 × 5,256,669.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,936,285.60x = 54,692,642,475,656.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,692,642,475,656.64/6,936,285.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,885,004.40

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.