Home / 17,720,724.25-24,454,454.68-9,880,143.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,720,724.25, 24,454,454.68 and 9,880,143.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,720,724.25, 24,454,454.68 and 9,880,143.36 is: 13,634,517.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,720,724.25 : 24,454,454.68 = 9,880,143.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,720,724.25/24,454,454.68 = 9,880,143.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,720,724.25x = 24,454,454.68 × 9,880,143.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,720,724.25x = 241,613,518,029,022.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 241,613,518,029,022.91/17,720,724.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,634,517.11

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.