Home / 27,861,725.39-38,448,435.85-15,471,495.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,861,725.39, 38,448,435.85 and 15,471,495.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,861,725.39, 38,448,435.85 and 15,471,495.59 is: 21,350,250.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,861,725.39 : 38,448,435.85 = 15,471,495.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,861,725.39/38,448,435.85 = 15,471,495.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,861,725.39x = 38,448,435.85 × 15,471,495.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,861,725.39x = 594,854,805,464,752
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 594,854,805,464,752/27,861,725.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,350,250.11

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.