Home / 17,563,143.42-26,347,224.71-5,433,642.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,563,143.42, 26,347,224.71 and 5,433,642.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,563,143.42, 26,347,224.71 and 5,433,642.29 is: 8,151,239.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,563,143.42 : 26,347,224.71 = 5,433,642.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,563,143.42/26,347,224.71 = 5,433,642.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,563,143.42x = 26,347,224.71 × 5,433,642.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,563,143.42x = 143,161,394,249,484.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,161,394,249,484.66/17,563,143.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,151,239.83

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.