Home / 8,264,741.70-12,397,112.55-5,985,450.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,264,741.70, 12,397,112.55 and 5,985,450.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,264,741.70, 12,397,112.55 and 5,985,450.30 is: 8,978,175.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,264,741.70 : 12,397,112.55 = 5,985,450.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,264,741.70/12,397,112.55 = 5,985,450.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,264,741.70x = 12,397,112.55 × 5,985,450.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,264,741.70x = 74,202,301,031,531.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,202,301,031,531.27/8,264,741.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,978,175.45

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.