Home / 9,568,962.58-13,205,487.23-5,218,286.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,568,962.58, 13,205,487.23 and 5,218,286.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,568,962.58, 13,205,487.23 and 5,218,286.94 is: 7,201,409.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,568,962.58 : 13,205,487.23 = 5,218,286.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,568,962.58/13,205,487.23 = 5,218,286.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,568,962.58x = 13,205,487.23 × 5,218,286.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,568,962.58x = 68,910,021,548,645.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,910,021,548,645.78/9,568,962.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,201,409.87

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.