Home / 17,038,509.48-23,513,049.48-9,303,496.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,038,509.48, 23,513,049.48 and 9,303,496.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,038,509.48, 23,513,049.48 and 9,303,496.88 is: 12,838,774.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,038,509.48 : 23,513,049.48 = 9,303,496.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,038,509.48/23,513,049.48 = 9,303,496.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,038,509.48x = 23,513,049.48 × 9,303,496.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,038,509.48x = 218,753,582,476,465.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 218,753,582,476,465.66/17,038,509.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,838,774.58

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.