Home / 8,197,540.80-12,296,311.20-5,752,912.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,197,540.80, 12,296,311.20 and 5,752,912.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,197,540.80, 12,296,311.20 and 5,752,912.20 is: 8,629,368.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,197,540.80 : 12,296,311.20 = 5,752,912.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,197,540.80/12,296,311.20 = 5,752,912.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,197,540.80x = 12,296,311.20 × 5,752,912.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,197,540.80x = 70,739,598,717,476.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,739,598,717,476.64/8,197,540.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,629,368.30

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.