Home / 8,482,627.20-12,714,609.60-3,689,500.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,482,627.20, 12,714,609.60 and 3,689,500.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,482,627.20, 12,714,609.60 and 3,689,500.80 is: 5,530,192.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,482,627.20 : 12,714,609.60 = 3,689,500.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,482,627.20/12,714,609.60 = 3,689,500.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,482,627.20x = 12,714,609.60 × 3,689,500.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,482,627.20x = 46,910,562,290,887.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,910,562,290,887.68/8,482,627.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,530,192.61

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.