Home / 26,230,396.56-36,197,876.88-14,627,972.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,230,396.56, 36,197,876.88 and 14,627,972.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,230,396.56, 36,197,876.88 and 14,627,972.76 is: 20,186,563.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,230,396.56 : 36,197,876.88 = 14,627,972.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,230,396.56/36,197,876.88 = 14,627,972.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,230,396.56x = 36,197,876.88 × 14,627,972.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,230,396.56x = 529,501,556,970,473.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 529,501,556,970,473.81/26,230,396.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,186,563.16

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.