Home / 8,916,591.60-12,304,895.16-5,049,111.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,916,591.60, 12,304,895.16 and 5,049,111.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,916,591.60, 12,304,895.16 and 5,049,111.60 is: 6,967,773.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,916,591.60 : 12,304,895.16 = 5,049,111.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,916,591.60/12,304,895.16 = 5,049,111.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,916,591.60x = 12,304,895.16 × 5,049,111.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,916,591.60x = 62,128,788,889,139.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,128,788,889,139.85/8,916,591.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,967,773.30

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.