Home / 18,715,093.80-28,072,640.70-6,586,429.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,715,093.80, 28,072,640.70 and 6,586,429.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,715,093.80, 28,072,640.70 and 6,586,429.20 is: 9,879,643.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,715,093.80 : 28,072,640.70 = 6,586,429.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,715,093.80/28,072,640.70 = 6,586,429.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,715,093.80x = 28,072,640.70 × 6,586,429.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,715,093.80x = 184,898,460,427,588.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 184,898,460,427,588.44/18,715,093.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,879,643.80

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.