Home / 15,735,710.80-23,609,095.80-5,638,661.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,735,710.80, 23,609,095.80 and 5,638,661.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,735,710.80, 23,609,095.80 and 5,638,661.20 is: 8,459,973.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,735,710.80 : 23,609,095.80 = 5,638,661.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,735,710.80/23,609,095.80 = 5,638,661.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,735,710.80x = 23,609,095.80 × 5,638,661.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,735,710.80x = 133,123,692,454,542.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 133,123,692,454,542.97/15,735,710.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,459,973.25

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.