Home / 8,231,496.60-12,348,557.10-3,436,717.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,231,496.60, 12,348,557.10 and 3,436,717.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,231,496.60, 12,348,557.10 and 3,436,717.80 is: 5,155,624.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,231,496.60 : 12,348,557.10 = 3,436,717.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,231,496.60/12,348,557.10 = 3,436,717.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,231,496.60x = 12,348,557.10 × 3,436,717.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,231,496.60x = 42,438,505,989,886.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,438,505,989,886.38/8,231,496.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,155,624.55

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.