Home / 21,720,696.96-29,972,813.76-12,553,933.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,720,696.96, 29,972,813.76 and 12,553,933.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,720,696.96, 29,972,813.76 and 12,553,933.44 is: 17,323,417.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,720,696.96 : 29,972,813.76 = 12,553,933.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,720,696.96/29,972,813.76 = 12,553,933.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,720,696.96x = 29,972,813.76 × 12,553,933.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,720,696.96x = 376,276,708,952,556.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 376,276,708,952,556.12/21,720,696.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,323,417.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.