Home / 7,887,974.17-11,800,829.71-5,974,397.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,887,974.17, 11,800,829.71 and 5,974,397.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,887,974.17, 11,800,829.71 and 5,974,397.77 is: 8,938,017.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,887,974.17 : 11,800,829.71 = 5,974,397.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,887,974.17/11,800,829.71 = 5,974,397.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,887,974.17x = 11,800,829.71 × 5,974,397.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,887,974.17x = 70,502,850,703,573.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,502,850,703,573.75/7,887,974.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,938,017.44

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.