Home / 17,740,452.40-26,610,678.60-12,071,748.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,740,452.40, 26,610,678.60 and 12,071,748.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,740,452.40, 26,610,678.60 and 12,071,748.40 is: 18,107,622.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,740,452.40 : 26,610,678.60 = 12,071,748.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,740,452.40/26,610,678.60 = 12,071,748.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,740,452.40x = 26,610,678.60 × 12,071,748.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,740,452.40x = 321,237,416,812,464.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 321,237,416,812,464.25/17,740,452.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,107,622.60

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.