Home / 16,559,531.82-22,852,412.42-9,217,444.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,559,531.82, 22,852,412.42 and 9,217,444.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,559,531.82, 22,852,412.42 and 9,217,444.77 is: 12,720,217.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,559,531.82 : 22,852,412.42 = 9,217,444.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,559,531.82/22,852,412.42 = 9,217,444.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,559,531.82x = 22,852,412.42 × 9,217,444.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,559,531.82x = 210,640,849,296,524.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 210,640,849,296,524.81/16,559,531.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,720,217.67

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.