Home / 17,739,340.40-26,609,010.60-8,173,402.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,739,340.40, 26,609,010.60 and 8,173,402.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,739,340.40, 26,609,010.60 and 8,173,402.40 is: 12,260,103.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,739,340.40 : 26,609,010.60 = 8,173,402.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,739,340.40/26,609,010.60 = 8,173,402.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,739,340.40x = 26,609,010.60 × 8,173,402.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,739,340.40x = 217,486,151,099,665.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 217,486,151,099,665.47/17,739,340.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,260,103.60

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.