Home / 17,271,146.64-23,824,190.85-11,159,575.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,271,146.64, 23,824,190.85 and 11,159,575.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,271,146.64, 23,824,190.85 and 11,159,575.14 is: 15,393,757.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,271,146.64 : 23,824,190.85 = 11,159,575.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,271,146.64/23,824,190.85 = 11,159,575.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,271,146.64x = 23,824,190.85 × 11,159,575.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,271,146.64x = 265,867,847,940,275.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 265,867,847,940,275.50/17,271,146.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,393,757.78

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.