Home / 8,568,387.36-11,814,679.44-5,466,761.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,568,387.36, 11,814,679.44 and 5,466,761.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,568,387.36, 11,814,679.44 and 5,466,761.28 is: 7,537,944.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,568,387.36 : 11,814,679.44 = 5,466,761.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,568,387.36/11,814,679.44 = 5,466,761.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,568,387.36x = 11,814,679.44 × 5,466,761.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,568,387.36x = 64,588,032,098,204.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 64,588,032,098,204.09/8,568,387.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,537,944.93

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.