Home / 27,271,031.48-37,633,981.74-15,047,885.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,271,031.48, 37,633,981.74 and 15,047,885.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,271,031.48, 37,633,981.74 and 15,047,885.24 is: 20,766,058.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,271,031.48 : 37,633,981.74 = 15,047,885.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,271,031.48/37,633,981.74 = 15,047,885.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,271,031.48x = 37,633,981.74 × 15,047,885.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,271,031.48x = 566,311,838,347,775.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 566,311,838,347,775.50/27,271,031.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,766,058.62

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.