Home / 8,809,508.77-12,162,334.25-5,549,118.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,809,508.77, 12,162,334.25 and 5,549,118.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,809,508.77, 12,162,334.25 and 5,549,118.23 is: 7,661,066.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,809,508.77 : 12,162,334.25 = 5,549,118.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,809,508.77/12,162,334.25 = 5,549,118.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,809,508.77x = 12,162,334.25 × 5,549,118.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,809,508.77x = 67,490,230,678,282.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 67,490,230,678,282.79/8,809,508.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,661,066.30

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.