Home / 17,462,146.40-26,205,029.40-9,785,776.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,462,146.40, 26,205,029.40 and 9,785,776.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,462,146.40, 26,205,029.40 and 9,785,776.40 is: 14,685,282.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,462,146.40 : 26,205,029.40 = 9,785,776.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,462,146.40/26,205,029.40 = 9,785,776.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,462,146.40x = 26,205,029.40 × 9,785,776.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,462,146.40x = 256,436,558,263,826.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 256,436,558,263,826.16/17,462,146.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,685,282.80

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.