Home / 18,440,450.20-27,597,689.70-16,172,968.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,440,450.20, 27,597,689.70 and 16,172,968.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,440,450.20, 27,597,689.70 and 16,172,968.60 is: 24,204,212.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,440,450.20 : 27,597,689.70 = 16,172,968.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,440,450.20/27,597,689.70 = 16,172,968.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,440,450.20x = 27,597,689.70 × 16,172,968.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,440,450.20x = 446,336,568,950,643.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 446,336,568,950,643.38/18,440,450.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,204,212.16

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.