Home / 8,698,295.77-12,002,206.79-5,027,554.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,698,295.77, 12,002,206.79 and 5,027,554.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,698,295.77, 12,002,206.79 and 5,027,554.78 is: 6,937,192.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,698,295.77 : 12,002,206.79 = 5,027,554.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,698,295.77/12,002,206.79 = 5,027,554.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,698,295.77x = 12,002,206.79 × 5,027,554.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,698,295.77x = 60,341,752,100,176.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,341,752,100,176.33/8,698,295.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,937,192.49

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.