Home / 8,733,973.88-12,052,931.75-5,065,065.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,733,973.88, 12,052,931.75 and 5,065,065.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,733,973.88, 12,052,931.75 and 5,065,065.74 is: 6,989,818.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,733,973.88 : 12,052,931.75 = 5,065,065.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,733,973.88/12,052,931.75 = 5,065,065.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,733,973.88x = 12,052,931.75 × 5,065,065.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,733,973.88x = 61,048,891,587,893.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,048,891,587,893.26/8,733,973.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,989,818.43

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.