Home / 8,632,538.78-11,912,901.72-4,765,058.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,632,538.78, 11,912,901.72 and 4,765,058.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,632,538.78, 11,912,901.72 and 4,765,058.93 is: 6,575,780.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,632,538.78 : 11,912,901.72 = 4,765,058.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,632,538.78/11,912,901.72 = 4,765,058.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,632,538.78x = 11,912,901.72 × 4,765,058.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,632,538.78x = 56,765,678,723,098.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 56,765,678,723,098.36/8,632,538.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,575,780.33

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.