Home / 17,361,755.40-26,035,260.30-8,389,057.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,361,755.40, 26,035,260.30 and 8,389,057.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,361,755.40, 26,035,260.30 and 8,389,057.80 is: 12,580,024.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,361,755.40 : 26,035,260.30 = 8,389,057.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,361,755.40/26,035,260.30 = 8,389,057.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,361,755.40x = 26,035,260.30 × 8,389,057.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,361,755.40x = 218,411,303,494,745.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 218,411,303,494,745.38/17,361,755.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,580,024.22

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.