Home / 28,025,205.60-42,037,808.40-17,207,428.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,025,205.60, 42,037,808.40 and 17,207,428.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,025,205.60, 42,037,808.40 and 17,207,428.80 is: 25,811,143.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,025,205.60 : 42,037,808.40 = 17,207,428.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,025,205.60/42,037,808.40 = 17,207,428.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,025,205.60x = 42,037,808.40 × 17,207,428.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,025,205.60x = 723,362,594,951,041.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 723,362,594,951,041.88/28,025,205.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,811,143.20

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.