Home / 17,088,171.57-23,581,898.25-9,353,047.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,088,171.57, 23,581,898.25 and 9,353,047.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,088,171.57, 23,581,898.25 and 9,353,047.82 is: 12,907,327.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,088,171.57 : 23,581,898.25 = 9,353,047.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,088,171.57/23,581,898.25 = 9,353,047.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,088,171.57x = 23,581,898.25 × 9,353,047.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,088,171.57x = 220,562,621,900,714.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 220,562,621,900,714.81/17,088,171.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,907,327.21

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.