Home / 8,845,832.81-12,211,015.74-5,946,905

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,845,832.81, 12,211,015.74 and 5,946,905

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,845,832.81, 12,211,015.74 and 5,946,905 is: 8,209,261.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,845,832.81 : 12,211,015.74 = 5,946,905 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,845,832.81/12,211,015.74 = 5,946,905/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,845,832.81x = 12,211,015.74 × 5,946,905
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,845,832.81x = 72,617,750,559,284.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 72,617,750,559,284.70/8,845,832.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,209,261.03

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.