Home / 14,383,621.72-21,575,284.72-8,314,491.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,383,621.72, 21,575,284.72 and 8,314,491.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,383,621.72, 21,575,284.72 and 8,314,491.65 is: 12,471,652.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,383,621.72 : 21,575,284.72 = 8,314,491.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,383,621.72/21,575,284.72 = 8,314,491.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,383,621.72x = 21,575,284.72 × 8,314,491.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,383,621.72x = 179,387,524,683,964.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 179,387,524,683,964.56/14,383,621.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,471,652.01

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.