Home / 27,177,598.40-37,503,961.28-14,787,742.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,177,598.40, 37,503,961.28 and 14,787,742.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,177,598.40, 37,503,961.28 and 14,787,742.80 is: 20,406,473.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,177,598.40 : 37,503,961.28 = 14,787,742.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,177,598.40/37,503,961.28 = 14,787,742.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,177,598.40x = 37,503,961.28 × 14,787,742.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,177,598.40x = 554,598,933,389,798.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 554,598,933,389,798.81/27,177,598.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,406,473.20

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.