Home / 17,658,043.20-26,467,381.80-6,871,759.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,658,043.20, 26,467,381.80 and 6,871,759.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,658,043.20, 26,467,381.80 and 6,871,759.20 is: 10,299,979.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,658,043.20 : 26,467,381.80 = 6,871,759.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,658,043.20/26,467,381.80 = 6,871,759.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,658,043.20x = 26,467,381.80 × 6,871,759.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,658,043.20x = 181,877,474,384,062.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 181,877,474,384,062.56/17,658,043.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,299,979.01

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.