Home / 27,305,183.60-40,957,775.40-16,590,633.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,305,183.60, 40,957,775.40 and 16,590,633.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,305,183.60, 40,957,775.40 and 16,590,633.20 is: 24,885,949.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,305,183.60 : 40,957,775.40 = 16,590,633.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,305,183.60/40,957,775.40 = 16,590,633.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,305,183.60x = 40,957,775.40 × 16,590,633.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,305,183.60x = 679,515,428,349,383.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 679,515,428,349,383.25/27,305,183.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,885,949.80

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.