Home / 20,216,031.80-30,334,545.30-8,857,628.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,216,031.80, 30,334,545.30 and 8,857,628.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,216,031.80, 30,334,545.30 and 8,857,628.60 is: 13,291,042.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,216,031.80 : 30,334,545.30 = 8,857,628.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,216,031.80/30,334,545.30 = 8,857,628.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,216,031.80x = 30,334,545.30 × 8,857,628.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,216,031.80x = 268,692,136,017,275.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 268,692,136,017,275.56/20,216,031.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,291,042.41

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.