Home / 18,492,097.20-27,738,145.80-8,394,718.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,492,097.20, 27,738,145.80 and 8,394,718.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,492,097.20, 27,738,145.80 and 8,394,718.20 is: 12,592,077.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,492,097.20 : 27,738,145.80 = 8,394,718.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,492,097.20/27,738,145.80 = 8,394,718.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,492,097.20x = 27,738,145.80 × 8,394,718.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,492,097.20x = 232,853,917,381,513.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 232,853,917,381,513.53/18,492,097.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,592,077.30

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.