Home / 8,502,540.68-11,733,071.46-4,634,680.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,502,540.68, 11,733,071.46 and 4,634,680.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,502,540.68, 11,733,071.46 and 4,634,680.52 is: 6,395,622.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,502,540.68 : 11,733,071.46 = 4,634,680.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,502,540.68/11,733,071.46 = 4,634,680.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,502,540.68x = 11,733,071.46 × 4,634,680.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,502,540.68x = 54,379,037,735,429.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,379,037,735,429.96/8,502,540.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,395,622.18

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.