Home / 27,189,954.72-40,784,933.70-9,239,058.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,189,954.72, 40,784,933.70 and 9,239,058.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,189,954.72, 40,784,933.70 and 9,239,058.72 is: 13,858,588.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,189,954.72 : 40,784,933.70 = 9,239,058.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,189,954.72/40,784,933.70 = 9,239,058.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,189,954.72x = 40,784,933.70 × 9,239,058.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,189,954.72x = 376,814,397,345,606.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 376,814,397,345,606.94/27,189,954.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,858,588.63

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.