Home / 27,242,338.72-37,594,688.40-15,019,634.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,242,338.72, 37,594,688.40 and 15,019,634.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,242,338.72, 37,594,688.40 and 15,019,634.08 is: 20,727,238.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,242,338.72 : 37,594,688.40 = 15,019,634.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,242,338.72/37,594,688.40 = 15,019,634.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,242,338.72x = 37,594,688.40 × 15,019,634.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,242,338.72x = 564,658,463,119,620.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 564,658,463,119,620.62/27,242,338.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,727,238.91

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.