Home / 21,011,432.40-31,487,624.10-16,700,855.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,011,432.40, 31,487,624.10 and 16,700,855.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,011,432.40, 31,487,624.10 and 16,700,855.40 is: 25,027,815.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,011,432.40 : 31,487,624.10 = 16,700,855.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,011,432.40/31,487,624.10 = 16,700,855.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,011,432.40x = 31,487,624.10 × 16,700,855.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,011,432.40x = 525,870,256,983,655.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 525,870,256,983,655.19/21,011,432.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,027,815.67

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.