Home / 15,918,462.90-23,882,741.73-5,683,103.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,918,462.90, 23,882,741.73 and 5,683,103.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,918,462.90, 23,882,741.73 and 5,683,103.10 is: 8,526,456.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,918,462.90 : 23,882,741.73 = 5,683,103.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,918,462.90/23,882,741.73 = 5,683,103.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,918,462.90x = 23,882,741.73 × 5,683,103.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,918,462.90x = 135,728,083,562,262.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 135,728,083,562,262.36/15,918,462.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,526,456.63

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.