Home / 24,531,838.60-36,797,757.90-8,376,032.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,531,838.60, 36,797,757.90 and 8,376,032.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,531,838.60, 36,797,757.90 and 8,376,032.20 is: 12,564,048.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,531,838.60 : 36,797,757.90 = 8,376,032.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,531,838.60/36,797,757.90 = 8,376,032.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,531,838.60x = 36,797,757.90 × 8,376,032.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,531,838.60x = 308,219,205,058,204.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 308,219,205,058,204.38/24,531,838.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,564,048.30

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.