Home / 20,857,663.80-31,286,495.70-18,336,166.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,857,663.80, 31,286,495.70 and 18,336,166.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,857,663.80, 31,286,495.70 and 18,336,166.20 is: 27,504,249.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,857,663.80 : 31,286,495.70 = 18,336,166.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,857,663.80/31,286,495.70 = 18,336,166.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,857,663.80x = 31,286,495.70 × 18,336,166.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,857,663.80x = 573,674,384,970,785.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 573,674,384,970,785.25/20,857,663.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,504,249.30

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.