Home / 8,504,841.60-11,736,249.84-4,637,331.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,504,841.60, 11,736,249.84 and 4,637,331.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,504,841.60, 11,736,249.84 and 4,637,331.36 is: 6,399,281.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,504,841.60 : 11,736,249.84 = 4,637,331.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,504,841.60/11,736,249.84 = 4,637,331.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,504,841.60x = 11,736,249.84 × 4,637,331.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,504,841.60x = 54,424,879,431,826.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,424,879,431,826.98/8,504,841.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,399,281.96

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.