Home / 16,978,640.64-23,432,555.52-10,010,895.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,978,640.64, 23,432,555.52 and 10,010,895.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,978,640.64, 23,432,555.52 and 10,010,895.36 is: 13,816,233.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,978,640.64 : 23,432,555.52 = 10,010,895.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,978,640.64/23,432,555.52 = 10,010,895.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,978,640.64x = 23,432,555.52 × 10,010,895.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,978,640.64x = 234,580,861,328,110.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 234,580,861,328,110.38/16,978,640.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,816,233.37

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.