Home / 27,129,745.60-40,694,618.40-9,178,849.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,129,745.60, 40,694,618.40 and 9,178,849.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,129,745.60, 40,694,618.40 and 9,178,849.60 is: 13,768,274.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,129,745.60 : 40,694,618.40 = 9,178,849.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,129,745.60/40,694,618.40 = 9,178,849.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,129,745.60x = 40,694,618.40 × 9,178,849.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,129,745.60x = 373,529,781,822,992.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 373,529,781,822,992.62/27,129,745.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,768,274.40

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.