Home / 14,656,515.60-21,984,773.40-12,305,053.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,656,515.60, 21,984,773.40 and 12,305,053.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,656,515.60, 21,984,773.40 and 12,305,053.20 is: 18,457,579.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,656,515.60 : 21,984,773.40 = 12,305,053.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,656,515.60/21,984,773.40 = 12,305,053.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,656,515.60x = 21,984,773.40 × 12,305,053.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,656,515.60x = 270,523,806,276,944.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,523,806,276,944.84/14,656,515.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,457,579.80

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.