Home / 8,319,205.20-12,478,807.80-5,768,288.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,319,205.20, 12,478,807.80 and 5,768,288.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,319,205.20, 12,478,807.80 and 5,768,288.40 is: 8,652,432.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,319,205.20 : 12,478,807.80 = 5,768,288.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,319,205.20/12,478,807.80 = 5,768,288.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,319,205.20x = 12,478,807.80 × 5,768,288.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,319,205.20x = 71,981,362,278,569.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,981,362,278,569.53/8,319,205.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,652,432.60

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.