Home / 14,739,608.49-20,342,173.26-8,861,145.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,739,608.49, 20,342,173.26 and 8,861,145.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,739,608.49, 20,342,173.26 and 8,861,145.75 is: 12,229,291.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,739,608.49 : 20,342,173.26 = 8,861,145.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,739,608.49/20,342,173.26 = 8,861,145.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,739,608.49x = 20,342,173.26 × 8,861,145.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,739,608.49x = 180,254,962,128,612.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 180,254,962,128,612.66/14,739,608.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,229,291.05

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.