Home / 8,679,170.24-11,976,794.85-4,957,270.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,679,170.24, 11,976,794.85 and 4,957,270.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,679,170.24, 11,976,794.85 and 4,957,270.43 is: 6,840,770.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,679,170.24 : 11,976,794.85 = 4,957,270.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,679,170.24/11,976,794.85 = 4,957,270.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,679,170.24x = 11,976,794.85 × 4,957,270.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,679,170.24x = 59,372,210,896,197.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 59,372,210,896,197.30/8,679,170.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,840,770.41

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.