Home / 18,145,265.80-27,217,898.70-10,492,515.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,145,265.80, 27,217,898.70 and 10,492,515.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,145,265.80, 27,217,898.70 and 10,492,515.40 is: 15,738,773.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,145,265.80 : 27,217,898.70 = 10,492,515.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,145,265.80/27,217,898.70 = 10,492,515.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,145,265.80x = 27,217,898.70 × 10,492,515.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,145,265.80x = 285,584,221,265,390
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 285,584,221,265,390/18,145,265.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,738,773.10

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.