Home / 20,888,923.60-31,333,385.40-16,353,960.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,888,923.60, 31,333,385.40 and 16,353,960.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,888,923.60, 31,333,385.40 and 16,353,960.40 is: 24,530,940.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,888,923.60 : 31,333,385.40 = 16,353,960.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,888,923.60/31,333,385.40 = 16,353,960.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,888,923.60x = 31,333,385.40 × 16,353,960.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,888,923.60x = 512,424,944,029,538.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 512,424,944,029,538.12/20,888,923.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,530,940.60

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.