Home / 20,806,443.60-31,172,340.60-17,820,459.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,806,443.60, 31,172,340.60 and 17,820,459.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,806,443.60, 31,172,340.60 and 17,820,459.60 is: 26,698,721.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,806,443.60 : 31,172,340.60 = 17,820,459.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,806,443.60/31,172,340.60 = 17,820,459.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,806,443.60x = 31,172,340.60 × 17,820,459.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,806,443.60x = 555,505,436,299,739.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 555,505,436,299,739.81/20,806,443.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,698,721.17

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.