Home / 17,492,685.60-26,239,028.40-8,393,234.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,492,685.60, 26,239,028.40 and 8,393,234.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,492,685.60, 26,239,028.40 and 8,393,234.70 is: 12,589,852.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,492,685.60 : 26,239,028.40 = 8,393,234.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,492,685.60/26,239,028.40 = 8,393,234.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,492,685.60x = 26,239,028.40 × 8,393,234.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,492,685.60x = 220,230,323,661,165.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 220,230,323,661,165.44/17,492,685.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,589,852.05

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.