Home / 18,142,202.80-27,175,979.40-9,171,809.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,142,202.80, 27,175,979.40 and 9,171,809.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,142,202.80, 27,175,979.40 and 9,171,809.20 is: 13,738,844.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,142,202.80 : 27,175,979.40 = 9,171,809.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,142,202.80/27,175,979.40 = 9,171,809.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,142,202.80x = 27,175,979.40 × 9,171,809.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,142,202.80x = 249,252,897,879,930.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 249,252,897,879,930.44/18,142,202.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,738,844.21

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.