Home / 17,593,077.20-26,389,615.80-8,635,125.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,593,077.20, 26,389,615.80 and 8,635,125.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,593,077.20, 26,389,615.80 and 8,635,125.20 is: 12,952,687.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,593,077.20 : 26,389,615.80 = 8,635,125.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,593,077.20/26,389,615.80 = 8,635,125.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,593,077.20x = 26,389,615.80 × 8,635,125.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,593,077.20x = 227,877,636,412,898.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 227,877,636,412,898.16/17,593,077.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,952,687.80

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.