Home / 16,040,863.85-22,136,398.07-8,698,695.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,040,863.85, 22,136,398.07 and 8,698,695.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,040,863.85, 22,136,398.07 and 8,698,695.03 is: 12,004,202.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,040,863.85 : 22,136,398.07 = 8,698,695.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,040,863.85/22,136,398.07 = 8,698,695.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,040,863.85x = 22,136,398.07 × 8,698,695.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,040,863.85x = 192,557,775,830,117.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 192,557,775,830,117.12/16,040,863.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,004,202.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.