Home / 16,483,538.40-24,678,068.40-16,011,146.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,483,538.40, 24,678,068.40 and 16,011,146.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,483,538.40, 24,678,068.40 and 16,011,146.40 is: 23,970,834.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,483,538.40 : 24,678,068.40 = 16,011,146.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,483,538.40/24,678,068.40 = 16,011,146.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,483,538.40x = 24,678,068.40 × 16,011,146.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,483,538.40x = 395,124,166,021,613.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 395,124,166,021,613.75/16,483,538.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,970,834.20

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.