Home / 8,468,982.06-12,696,331.86-3,673,059.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,468,982.06, 12,696,331.86 and 3,673,059.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,468,982.06, 12,696,331.86 and 3,673,059.18 is: 5,506,491.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,468,982.06 : 12,696,331.86 = 3,673,059.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,468,982.06/12,696,331.86 = 3,673,059.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,468,982.06x = 12,696,331.86 × 3,673,059.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,468,982.06x = 46,634,378,290,699.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,634,378,290,699.48/8,468,982.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,506,491.57

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.