Home / 9,347,685.83-12,901,958.77-5,481,452.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,347,685.83, 12,901,958.77 and 5,481,452.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,347,685.83, 12,901,958.77 and 5,481,452.55 is: 7,565,666.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,347,685.83 : 12,901,958.77 = 5,481,452.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,347,685.83/12,901,958.77 = 5,481,452.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,347,685.83x = 12,901,958.77 × 5,481,452.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,347,685.83x = 70,721,474,799,811.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,721,474,799,811.36/9,347,685.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,565,666.64

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.