Home / 26,958,666.80-40,438,000.20-16,754,999.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,958,666.80, 40,438,000.20 and 16,754,999.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,958,666.80, 40,438,000.20 and 16,754,999.60 is: 25,132,499.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,958,666.80 : 40,438,000.20 = 16,754,999.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,958,666.80/40,438,000.20 = 16,754,999.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,958,666.80x = 40,438,000.20 × 16,754,999.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,958,666.80x = 677,538,677,175,800
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 677,538,677,175,800/26,958,666.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,132,499.40

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.