Home / 17,496,002.60-26,244,003.90-12,961,039.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,496,002.60, 26,244,003.90 and 12,961,039.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,496,002.60, 26,244,003.90 and 12,961,039.40 is: 19,441,559.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,496,002.60 : 26,244,003.90 = 12,961,039.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,496,002.60/26,244,003.90 = 12,961,039.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,496,002.60x = 26,244,003.90 × 12,961,039.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,496,002.60x = 340,149,568,561,653.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 340,149,568,561,653.62/17,496,002.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,441,559.10

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.