Home / 8,472,817.59-11,692,504.51-4,605,329.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,472,817.59, 11,692,504.51 and 4,605,329.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,472,817.59, 11,692,504.51 and 4,605,329.52 is: 6,355,363.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,472,817.59 : 11,692,504.51 = 4,605,329.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,472,817.59/11,692,504.51 = 4,605,329.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,472,817.59x = 11,692,504.51 × 4,605,329.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,472,817.59x = 53,847,836,171,122.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 53,847,836,171,122.80/8,472,817.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,355,363.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.