Home / 27,397,520.91-37,794,244.55-16,940,194.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,397,520.91, 37,794,244.55 and 16,940,194.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,397,520.91, 37,794,244.55 and 16,940,194.42 is: 23,368,605.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,397,520.91 : 37,794,244.55 = 16,940,194.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,397,520.91/37,794,244.55 = 16,940,194.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,397,520.91x = 37,794,244.55 × 16,940,194.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,397,520.91x = 640,241,850,634,025.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 640,241,850,634,025.38/27,397,520.91
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,368,605.24

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.