Home / 18,206,902.53-27,307,063.62-5,249,867.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,206,902.53, 27,307,063.62 and 5,249,867.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,206,902.53, 27,307,063.62 and 5,249,867.55 is: 7,873,852.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,206,902.53 : 27,307,063.62 = 5,249,867.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,206,902.53/27,307,063.62 = 5,249,867.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,206,902.53x = 27,307,063.62 × 5,249,867.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,206,902.53x = 143,358,467,184,423.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,358,467,184,423.53/18,206,902.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,873,852.62

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.