Home / 8,483,857.92-12,725,786.88-6,984,800.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,483,857.92, 12,725,786.88 and 6,984,800.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,483,857.92, 12,725,786.88 and 6,984,800.64 is: 10,477,200.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,483,857.92 : 12,725,786.88 = 6,984,800.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,483,857.92/12,725,786.88 = 6,984,800.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,483,857.92x = 12,725,786.88 × 6,984,800.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,483,857.92x = 88,887,084,343,927.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 88,887,084,343,927.61/8,483,857.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,477,200.96

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.