Home / 16,317,738.95-24,468,185.33-4,801,709.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,317,738.95, 24,468,185.33 and 4,801,709.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,317,738.95, 24,468,185.33 and 4,801,709.66 is: 7,200,085.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,317,738.95 : 24,468,185.33 = 4,801,709.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,317,738.95/24,468,185.33 = 4,801,709.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,317,738.95x = 24,468,185.33 × 4,801,709.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,317,738.95x = 117,489,121,837,722.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 117,489,121,837,722.73/16,317,738.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,200,085.88

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.