Home / 8,648,966.43-11,932,721.01-5,553,224.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,648,966.43, 11,932,721.01 and 5,553,224.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,648,966.43, 11,932,721.01 and 5,553,224.19 is: 7,661,617.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,648,966.43 : 11,932,721.01 = 5,553,224.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,648,966.43/11,932,721.01 = 5,553,224.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,648,966.43x = 11,932,721.01 × 5,553,224.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,648,966.43x = 66,265,074,965,253.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 66,265,074,965,253.23/8,648,966.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,661,617.78

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.