Home / 15,960,047.40-23,940,071.10-9,577,506.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,960,047.40, 23,940,071.10 and 9,577,506.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,960,047.40, 23,940,071.10 and 9,577,506.60 is: 14,366,259.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,960,047.40 : 23,940,071.10 = 9,577,506.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,960,047.40/23,940,071.10 = 9,577,506.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,960,047.40x = 23,940,071.10 × 9,577,506.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,960,047.40x = 229,286,188,964,719.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,286,188,964,719.25/15,960,047.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,366,259.90

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.