Home / 14,568,961.53-20,104,639.97-8,042,450.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,568,961.53, 20,104,639.97 and 8,042,450.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,568,961.53, 20,104,639.97 and 8,042,450.86 is: 11,098,291.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,568,961.53 : 20,104,639.97 = 8,042,450.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,568,961.53/20,104,639.97 = 8,042,450.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,568,961.53x = 20,104,639.97 × 8,042,450.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,568,961.53x = 161,690,579,001,635.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 161,690,579,001,635.41/14,568,961.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,098,291.30

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.