Home / 8,735,971.40-12,055,680.96-5,067,060.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,735,971.40, 12,055,680.96 and 5,067,060.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,735,971.40, 12,055,680.96 and 5,067,060.20 is: 6,992,566.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,735,971.40 : 12,055,680.96 = 5,067,060.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,735,971.40/12,055,680.96 = 5,067,060.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,735,971.40x = 12,055,680.96 × 5,067,060.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,735,971.40x = 61,086,861,176,313.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,086,861,176,313.80/8,735,971.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,992,566.53

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.