Home / 15,047,970.57-20,766,321.41-8,172,501.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,047,970.57, 20,766,321.41 and 8,172,501.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,047,970.57, 20,766,321.41 and 8,172,501.84 is: 11,278,118.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,047,970.57 : 20,766,321.41 = 8,172,501.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,047,970.57/20,766,321.41 = 8,172,501.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,047,970.57x = 20,766,321.41 × 8,172,501.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,047,970.57x = 169,712,799,892,393.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 169,712,799,892,393.91/15,047,970.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,278,118.81

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.