Home / 9,799,662.40-14,701,455.76-5,487,844.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,799,662.40, 14,701,455.76 and 5,487,844.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,799,662.40, 14,701,455.76 and 5,487,844.44 is: 8,232,865.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,799,662.40 : 14,701,455.76 = 5,487,844.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,799,662.40/14,701,455.76 = 5,487,844.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,799,662.40x = 14,701,455.76 × 5,487,844.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,799,662.40x = 80,679,302,252,421.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 80,679,302,252,421.98/9,799,662.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,232,865.48

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.