Home / 18,774,114.93-28,173,018.84-7,991,398.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,774,114.93, 28,173,018.84 and 7,991,398.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,774,114.93, 28,173,018.84 and 7,991,398.57 is: 11,992,140.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,774,114.93 : 28,173,018.84 = 7,991,398.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,774,114.93/28,173,018.84 = 7,991,398.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,774,114.93x = 28,173,018.84 × 7,991,398.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,774,114.93x = 225,141,822,470,559.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 225,141,822,470,559.06/18,774,114.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,992,140.42

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.