Home / 8,320,874.60-12,456,428.70-7,828,740.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,320,874.60, 12,456,428.70 and 7,828,740.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,320,874.60, 12,456,428.70 and 7,828,740.20 is: 11,719,698.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,320,874.60 : 12,456,428.70 = 7,828,740.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,320,874.60/12,456,428.70 = 7,828,740.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,320,874.60x = 12,456,428.70 × 7,828,740.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,320,874.60x = 97,518,144,112,123.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 97,518,144,112,123.73/8,320,874.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,719,698.81

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.