Home / 17,041,937.20-25,562,905.80-8,083,985.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,041,937.20, 25,562,905.80 and 8,083,985.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,041,937.20, 25,562,905.80 and 8,083,985.20 is: 12,125,977.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,041,937.20 : 25,562,905.80 = 8,083,985.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,041,937.20/25,562,905.80 = 8,083,985.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,041,937.20x = 25,562,905.80 × 8,083,985.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,041,937.20x = 206,650,152,156,194.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 206,650,152,156,194.16/17,041,937.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,125,977.80

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.