Home / 26,378,538.62-36,404,402.76-16,597,367.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,378,538.62, 36,404,402.76 and 16,597,367.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,378,538.62, 36,404,402.76 and 16,597,367.02 is: 22,905,637.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,378,538.62 : 36,404,402.76 = 16,597,367.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,378,538.62/36,404,402.76 = 16,597,367.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,378,538.62x = 36,404,402.76 × 16,597,367.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,378,538.62x = 604,217,233,751,620.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 604,217,233,751,620.88/26,378,538.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,905,637.13

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.