Home / 27,983,455.20-41,880,376.35-17,207,581.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,983,455.20, 41,880,376.35 and 17,207,581.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,983,455.20, 41,880,376.35 and 17,207,581.32 is: 25,753,073.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,983,455.20 : 41,880,376.35 = 17,207,581.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,983,455.20/41,880,376.35 = 17,207,581.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,983,455.20x = 41,880,376.35 × 17,207,581.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,983,455.20x = 720,659,981,754,829.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 720,659,981,754,829.88/27,983,455.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,753,073.61

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.