Home / 16,572,650.60-24,858,975.90-5,216,580.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,572,650.60, 24,858,975.90 and 5,216,580.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,572,650.60, 24,858,975.90 and 5,216,580.20 is: 7,824,870.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,572,650.60 : 24,858,975.90 = 5,216,580.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,572,650.60/24,858,975.90 = 5,216,580.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,572,650.60x = 24,858,975.90 × 5,216,580.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,572,650.60x = 129,678,841,472,217.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,678,841,472,217.17/16,572,650.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,824,870.30

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.