Home / 28,049,145.60-42,073,718.40-26,915,404.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,049,145.60, 42,073,718.40 and 26,915,404.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,049,145.60, 42,073,718.40 and 26,915,404.80 is: 40,373,107.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,049,145.60 : 42,073,718.40 = 26,915,404.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,049,145.60/42,073,718.40 = 26,915,404.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,049,145.60x = 42,073,718.40 × 26,915,404.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,049,145.60x = 1,132,431,162,177,208.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,132,431,162,177,208.25/28,049,145.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,373,107.20

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.