Home / 17,832,936.60-26,731,690.20-8,231,569.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,832,936.60, 26,731,690.20 and 8,231,569.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,832,936.60, 26,731,690.20 and 8,231,569.20 is: 12,339,176.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,832,936.60 : 26,731,690.20 = 8,231,569.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,832,936.60/26,731,690.20 = 8,231,569.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,832,936.60x = 26,731,690.20 × 8,231,569.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,832,936.60x = 220,043,757,714,261.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 220,043,757,714,261.84/17,832,936.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,339,176.81

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.