Home / 9,862,005.18-14,799,874.95-3,472,772.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,862,005.18, 14,799,874.95 and 3,472,772.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,862,005.18, 14,799,874.95 and 3,472,772.16 is: 5,211,576.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,862,005.18 : 14,799,874.95 = 3,472,772.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,862,005.18/14,799,874.95 = 3,472,772.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,862,005.18x = 14,799,874.95 × 3,472,772.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,862,005.18x = 51,396,593,697,841.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,396,593,697,841.39/9,862,005.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,211,576.42

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.