Home / 8,741,465.20-12,062,339.16-4,873,623.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,741,465.20, 12,062,339.16 and 4,873,623.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,741,465.20, 12,062,339.16 and 4,873,623.28 is: 6,725,107.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,741,465.20 : 12,062,339.16 = 4,873,623.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,741,465.20/12,062,339.16 = 4,873,623.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,741,465.20x = 12,062,339.16 × 4,873,623.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,741,465.20x = 58,787,296,941,431.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 58,787,296,941,431.65/8,741,465.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,725,107.93

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.