Home / 18,432,737.80-27,649,106.70-5,655,214.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,432,737.80, 27,649,106.70 and 5,655,214.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,432,737.80, 27,649,106.70 and 5,655,214.60 is: 8,482,821.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,432,737.80 : 27,649,106.70 = 5,655,214.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,432,737.80/27,649,106.70 = 5,655,214.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,432,737.80x = 27,649,106.70 × 5,655,214.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,432,737.80x = 156,361,631,886,797.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 156,361,631,886,797.81/18,432,737.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,482,821.90

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.