Home / 17,452,973.80-26,179,460.70-5,485,709.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,452,973.80, 26,179,460.70 and 5,485,709.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,452,973.80, 26,179,460.70 and 5,485,709.80 is: 8,228,564.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,452,973.80 : 26,179,460.70 = 5,485,709.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,452,973.80/26,179,460.70 = 5,485,709.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,452,973.80x = 26,179,460.70 × 5,485,709.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,452,973.80x = 143,612,924,120,704.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,612,924,120,704.84/17,452,973.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,228,564.70

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.