Home / 16,612,085.80-24,913,463.10-5,256,015.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,612,085.80, 24,913,463.10 and 5,256,015.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,612,085.80, 24,913,463.10 and 5,256,015.40 is: 7,882,546.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,612,085.80 : 24,913,463.10 = 5,256,015.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,612,085.80/24,913,463.10 = 5,256,015.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,612,085.80x = 24,913,463.10 × 5,256,015.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,612,085.80x = 130,945,545,720,931.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 130,945,545,720,931.75/16,612,085.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,882,546.92

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.