Home / 17,334,496.40-26,001,744.60-8,831,440.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,334,496.40, 26,001,744.60 and 8,831,440.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,334,496.40, 26,001,744.60 and 8,831,440.40 is: 13,247,160.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,334,496.40 : 26,001,744.60 = 8,831,440.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,334,496.40/26,001,744.60 = 8,831,440.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,334,496.40x = 26,001,744.60 × 8,831,440.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,334,496.40x = 229,632,857,730,921.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,632,857,730,921.88/17,334,496.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,247,160.60

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.