Home / 17,386,972.60-26,080,458.90-15,261,208.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,386,972.60, 26,080,458.90 and 15,261,208.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,386,972.60, 26,080,458.90 and 15,261,208.60 is: 22,891,812.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,386,972.60 : 26,080,458.90 = 15,261,208.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,386,972.60/26,080,458.90 = 15,261,208.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,386,972.60x = 26,080,458.90 × 15,261,208.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,386,972.60x = 398,019,323,656,626.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 398,019,323,656,626.50/17,386,972.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,891,812.90

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.