Home / 16,116,437.60-24,174,656.40-5,478,869.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,116,437.60, 24,174,656.40 and 5,478,869.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,116,437.60, 24,174,656.40 and 5,478,869.60 is: 8,218,304.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,116,437.60 : 24,174,656.40 = 5,478,869.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,116,437.60/24,174,656.40 = 5,478,869.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,116,437.60x = 24,174,656.40 × 5,478,869.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,116,437.60x = 132,449,790,040,405.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 132,449,790,040,405.42/16,116,437.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,218,304.40

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.