Home / 14,319,962.24-21,462,870.24-9,978,507.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,319,962.24, 21,462,870.24 and 9,978,507.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,319,962.24, 21,462,870.24 and 9,978,507.28 is: 14,955,863.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,319,962.24 : 21,462,870.24 = 9,978,507.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,319,962.24/21,462,870.24 = 9,978,507.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,319,962.24x = 21,462,870.24 × 9,978,507.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,319,962.24x = 214,167,406,939,535.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 214,167,406,939,535.31/14,319,962.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,955,863.94

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.