Home / 26,478,978-39,718,469.16-8,528,082

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,478,978, 39,718,469.16 and 8,528,082

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,478,978, 39,718,469.16 and 8,528,082 is: 12,792,123.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,478,978 : 39,718,469.16 = 8,528,082 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,478,978/39,718,469.16 = 8,528,082/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,478,978x = 39,718,469.16 × 8,528,082
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,478,978x = 338,722,361,910,951.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 338,722,361,910,951.06/26,478,978
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,792,123.70

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.