Home / 24,143,215.60-36,214,823.40-7,971,662.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,143,215.60, 36,214,823.40 and 7,971,662.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,143,215.60, 36,214,823.40 and 7,971,662.80 is: 11,957,494.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,143,215.60 : 36,214,823.40 = 7,971,662.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,143,215.60/36,214,823.40 = 7,971,662.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,143,215.60x = 36,214,823.40 × 7,971,662.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,143,215.60x = 288,692,360,506,349.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 288,692,360,506,349.50/24,143,215.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,957,494.20

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.