Home / 27,291,284.40-40,824,952.20-24,603,898.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,291,284.40, 40,824,952.20 and 24,603,898.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,291,284.40, 40,824,952.20 and 24,603,898.80 is: 36,804,899.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,291,284.40 : 40,824,952.20 = 24,603,898.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,291,284.40/40,824,952.20 = 24,603,898.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,291,284.40x = 40,824,952.20 × 24,603,898.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,291,284.40x = 1,004,452,992,443,637.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,004,452,992,443,637.50/27,291,284.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,804,899.97

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.