Home / 27,429,152.40-41,142,416.40-9,231,562.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,429,152.40, 41,142,416.40 and 9,231,562.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,429,152.40, 41,142,416.40 and 9,231,562.80 is: 13,846,902.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,429,152.40 : 41,142,416.40 = 9,231,562.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,429,152.40/41,142,416.40 = 9,231,562.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,429,152.40x = 41,142,416.40 × 9,231,562.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,429,152.40x = 379,808,800,740,349.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 379,808,800,740,349.94/27,429,152.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,846,902.57

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.