Home / 17,431,631.80-26,147,447.70-5,300,998.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,431,631.80, 26,147,447.70 and 5,300,998.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,431,631.80, 26,147,447.70 and 5,300,998.90 is: 7,951,498.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,431,631.80 : 26,147,447.70 = 5,300,998.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,431,631.80/26,147,447.70 = 5,300,998.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,431,631.80x = 26,147,447.70 × 5,300,998.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,431,631.80x = 138,607,591,495,507.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 138,607,591,495,507.53/17,431,631.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,951,498.35

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.