Home / 15,517,452.48-21,414,748.80-8,641,934.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,517,452.48, 21,414,748.80 and 8,641,934.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,517,452.48, 21,414,748.80 and 8,641,934.52 is: 11,926,239.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,517,452.48 : 21,414,748.80 = 8,641,934.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,517,452.48/21,414,748.80 = 8,641,934.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,517,452.48x = 21,414,748.80 × 8,641,934.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,517,452.48x = 185,064,856,891,848.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 185,064,856,891,848.56/15,517,452.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,926,239.64

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.