Home / 16,072,776.72-22,180,415.04-8,730,615.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,072,776.72, 22,180,415.04 and 8,730,615.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,072,776.72, 22,180,415.04 and 8,730,615.60 is: 12,048,240.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,072,776.72 : 22,180,415.04 = 8,730,615.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,072,776.72/22,180,415.04 = 8,730,615.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,072,776.72x = 22,180,415.04 × 8,730,615.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,072,776.72x = 193,648,677,562,698.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 193,648,677,562,698.59/16,072,776.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,048,240.38

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.