Home / 24,168,728.51-36,252,737.03-5,972,922.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,168,728.51, 36,252,737.03 and 5,972,922.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,168,728.51, 36,252,737.03 and 5,972,922.68 is: 8,959,296.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,168,728.51 : 36,252,737.03 = 5,972,922.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,168,728.51/36,252,737.03 = 5,972,922.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,168,728.51x = 36,252,737.03 × 5,972,922.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,168,728.51x = 216,534,795,279,330.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 216,534,795,279,330.06/24,168,728.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,959,296.11

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.