Home / 17,978,456.40-26,986,875.65-7,748,364.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,978,456.40, 26,986,875.65 and 7,748,364.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,978,456.40, 26,986,875.65 and 7,748,364.84 is: 11,630,818.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,978,456.40 : 26,986,875.65 = 7,748,364.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,978,456.40/26,986,875.65 = 7,748,364.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,978,456.40x = 26,986,875.65 × 7,748,364.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,978,456.40x = 209,104,158,360,610.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 209,104,158,360,610.47/17,978,456.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,630,818.23

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.