Home / 15,575,778.60-23,363,667.90-8,857,314.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,575,778.60, 23,363,667.90 and 8,857,314.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,575,778.60, 23,363,667.90 and 8,857,314.60 is: 13,285,971.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,575,778.60 : 23,363,667.90 = 8,857,314.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,575,778.60/23,363,667.90 = 8,857,314.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,575,778.60x = 23,363,667.90 × 8,857,314.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,575,778.60x = 206,939,356,800,221.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 206,939,356,800,221.31/15,575,778.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,285,971.90

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.