Home / 17,339,258.28-26,003,701.95-10,872,156.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,339,258.28, 26,003,701.95 and 10,872,156.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,339,258.28, 26,003,701.95 and 10,872,156.42 is: 16,304,983.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,339,258.28 : 26,003,701.95 = 10,872,156.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,339,258.28/26,003,701.95 = 10,872,156.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,339,258.28x = 26,003,701.95 × 10,872,156.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,339,258.28x = 282,716,315,099,459
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 282,716,315,099,459/17,339,258.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,304,983.21

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.