Home / 16,472,820.80-24,709,231.20-12,221,292.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,472,820.80, 24,709,231.20 and 12,221,292.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,472,820.80, 24,709,231.20 and 12,221,292.80 is: 18,331,939.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,472,820.80 : 24,709,231.20 = 12,221,292.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,472,820.80/24,709,231.20 = 12,221,292.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,472,820.80x = 24,709,231.20 × 12,221,292.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,472,820.80x = 301,978,749,358,095.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 301,978,749,358,095.38/16,472,820.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,331,939.20

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.