Home / 8,117,171.60-12,175,753.62-3,259,476.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,117,171.60, 12,175,753.62 and 3,259,476.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,117,171.60, 12,175,753.62 and 3,259,476.32 is: 4,889,212.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,117,171.60 : 12,175,753.62 = 3,259,476.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,117,171.60/12,175,753.62 = 3,259,476.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,117,171.60x = 12,175,753.62 × 3,259,476.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,117,171.60x = 39,686,580,602,544.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,686,580,602,544.27/8,117,171.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,889,212.96

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.