Home / 16,587,901.80-24,880,083.90-5,805,408.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,587,901.80, 24,880,083.90 and 5,805,408.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,587,901.80, 24,880,083.90 and 5,805,408.60 is: 8,707,493.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,587,901.80 : 24,880,083.90 = 5,805,408.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,587,901.80/24,880,083.90 = 5,805,408.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,587,901.80x = 24,880,083.90 × 5,805,408.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,587,901.80x = 144,439,053,041,781.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 144,439,053,041,781.53/16,587,901.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,707,493.86

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.