Home / 16,037,999.40-24,056,999.10-14,904,258.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,037,999.40, 24,056,999.10 and 14,904,258.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,037,999.40, 24,056,999.10 and 14,904,258.60 is: 22,356,387.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,037,999.40 : 24,056,999.10 = 14,904,258.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,037,999.40/24,056,999.10 = 14,904,258.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,037,999.40x = 24,056,999.10 × 14,904,258.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,037,999.40x = 358,551,735,726,367.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 358,551,735,726,367.25/16,037,999.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,356,387.90

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.