Home / 8,257,368.78-12,386,053.17-8,257,368.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,257,368.78, 12,386,053.17 and 8,257,368.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,257,368.78, 12,386,053.17 and 8,257,368.78 is: 12,386,053.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,257,368.78 : 12,386,053.17 = 8,257,368.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,257,368.78/12,386,053.17 = 8,257,368.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,257,368.78x = 12,386,053.17 × 8,257,368.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,257,368.78x = 102,276,208,753,378.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 102,276,208,753,378.03/8,257,368.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,386,053.17

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.