Home / 16,615,999.40-24,923,999.10-6,518,949.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,615,999.40, 24,923,999.10 and 6,518,949.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,615,999.40, 24,923,999.10 and 6,518,949.80 is: 9,778,424.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,615,999.40 : 24,923,999.10 = 6,518,949.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,615,999.40/24,923,999.10 = 6,518,949.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,615,999.40x = 24,923,999.10 × 6,518,949.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,615,999.40x = 162,478,298,948,145.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 162,478,298,948,145.19/16,615,999.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,778,424.70

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.