Home / 17,631,431.20-26,447,146.80-16,355,972.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,631,431.20, 26,447,146.80 and 16,355,972.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,631,431.20, 26,447,146.80 and 16,355,972.80 is: 24,533,959.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,631,431.20 : 26,447,146.80 = 16,355,972.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,631,431.20/26,447,146.80 = 16,355,972.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,631,431.20x = 26,447,146.80 × 16,355,972.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,631,431.20x = 432,568,813,698,407.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 432,568,813,698,407.06/17,631,431.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,533,959.20

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.