Home / 15,831,312.24-23,747,953.44-5,734,020.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,831,312.24, 23,747,953.44 and 5,734,020.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,831,312.24, 23,747,953.44 and 5,734,020.72 is: 8,601,387.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,831,312.24 : 23,747,953.44 = 5,734,020.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,831,312.24/23,747,953.44 = 5,734,020.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,831,312.24x = 23,747,953.44 × 5,734,020.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,831,312.24x = 136,171,257,082,555.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,171,257,082,555.28/15,831,312.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,601,387.87

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.