Home / 15,541,655.60-23,287,600.20-9,851,697.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,541,655.60, 23,287,600.20 and 9,851,697.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,541,655.60, 23,287,600.20 and 9,851,697.20 is: 14,761,772.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,541,655.60 : 23,287,600.20 = 9,851,697.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,541,655.60/23,287,600.20 = 9,851,697.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,541,655.60x = 23,287,600.20 × 9,851,697.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,541,655.60x = 229,422,385,685,059.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,422,385,685,059.41/15,541,655.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,761,772.59

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.