Home / 27,659,059.40-41,488,687.50-8,489,818.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,659,059.40, 41,488,687.50 and 8,489,818.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,659,059.40, 41,488,687.50 and 8,489,818.10 is: 12,734,757.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,659,059.40 : 41,488,687.50 = 8,489,818.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,659,059.40/41,488,687.50 = 8,489,818.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,659,059.40x = 41,488,687.50 × 8,489,818.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,659,059.40x = 352,231,410,082,743.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 352,231,410,082,743.75/27,659,059.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,734,757.35

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.