Home / 27,188,908.60-40,783,362.90-16,439,366.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,188,908.60, 40,783,362.90 and 16,439,366.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,188,908.60, 40,783,362.90 and 16,439,366.20 is: 24,659,049.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,188,908.60 : 40,783,362.90 = 16,439,366.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,188,908.60/40,783,362.90 = 16,439,366.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,188,908.60x = 40,783,362.90 × 16,439,366.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,188,908.60x = 670,452,637,580,593.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 670,452,637,580,593.88/27,188,908.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,659,049.30

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.