Home / 27,129,828.40-40,694,742.60-23,476,663.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,129,828.40, 40,694,742.60 and 23,476,663.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,129,828.40, 40,694,742.60 and 23,476,663.60 is: 35,214,995.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,129,828.40 : 40,694,742.60 = 23,476,663.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,129,828.40/40,694,742.60 = 23,476,663.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,129,828.40x = 40,694,742.60 × 23,476,663.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,129,828.40x = 955,376,782,308,789.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 955,376,782,308,789.50/27,129,828.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,214,995.40

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.