Home / 18,647,345.80-27,971,018.70-5,871,766.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,647,345.80, 27,971,018.70 and 5,871,766.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,647,345.80, 27,971,018.70 and 5,871,766.60 is: 8,807,649.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,647,345.80 : 27,971,018.70 = 5,871,766.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,647,345.80/27,971,018.70 = 5,871,766.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,647,345.80x = 27,971,018.70 × 5,871,766.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,647,345.80x = 164,239,293,370,635.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 164,239,293,370,635.41/18,647,345.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,807,649.90

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.