Home / 8,663,286.57-11,955,429.95-4,795,872.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,663,286.57, 11,955,429.95 and 4,795,872.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,663,286.57, 11,955,429.95 and 4,795,872.32 is: 6,618,356.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,663,286.57 : 11,955,429.95 = 4,795,872.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,663,286.57/11,955,429.95 = 4,795,872.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,663,286.57x = 11,955,429.95 × 4,795,872.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,663,286.57x = 57,336,715,487,147.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,336,715,487,147.48/8,663,286.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,618,356.10

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.