Home / 17,565,786.77-26,357,687.55-8,475,636.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,565,786.77, 26,357,687.55 and 8,475,636.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,565,786.77, 26,357,687.55 and 8,475,636.69 is: 12,717,801.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,565,786.77 : 26,357,687.55 = 8,475,636.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,565,786.77/26,357,687.55 = 8,475,636.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,565,786.77x = 26,357,687.55 × 8,475,636.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,565,786.77x = 223,398,183,662,336.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 223,398,183,662,336.19/17,565,786.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,717,801.18

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.