Home / 17,935,972.90-26,908,230.16-5,805,438.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,935,972.90, 26,908,230.16 and 5,805,438.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,935,972.90, 26,908,230.16 and 5,805,438.58 is: 8,709,540.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,935,972.90 : 26,908,230.16 = 5,805,438.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,935,972.90/26,908,230.16 = 5,805,438.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,935,972.90x = 26,908,230.16 × 5,805,438.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,935,972.90x = 156,214,077,490,383.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 156,214,077,490,383.56/17,935,972.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,709,540.23

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.