Home / 27,402,804.09-37,815,864-15,013,337.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,402,804.09, 37,815,864 and 15,013,337.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,402,804.09, 37,815,864 and 15,013,337.01 is: 20,718,401.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,402,804.09 : 37,815,864 = 15,013,337.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,402,804.09/37,815,864 = 15,013,337.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,402,804.09x = 37,815,864 × 15,013,337.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,402,804.09x = 567,742,310,556,326.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 567,742,310,556,326.62/27,402,804.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,718,401.98

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.