Home / 27,842,959.20-41,731,261.20-11,668,879.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,842,959.20, 41,731,261.20 and 11,668,879.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,842,959.20, 41,731,261.20 and 11,668,879.20 is: 17,489,414.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,842,959.20 : 41,731,261.20 = 11,668,879.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,842,959.20/41,731,261.20 = 11,668,879.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,842,959.20x = 41,731,261.20 × 11,668,879.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,842,959.20x = 486,957,045,806,447.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 486,957,045,806,447.06/27,842,959.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,489,414.19

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.