Home / 15,573,885.60-23,349,769.20-5,985,559.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,573,885.60, 23,349,769.20 and 5,985,559.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,573,885.60, 23,349,769.20 and 5,985,559.20 is: 8,974,088.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,573,885.60 : 23,349,769.20 = 5,985,559.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,573,885.60/23,349,769.20 = 5,985,559.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,573,885.60x = 23,349,769.20 × 5,985,559.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,573,885.60x = 139,761,425,852,936.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 139,761,425,852,936.64/15,573,885.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,974,088.38

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.