Home / 28,134,143.80-42,201,215.70-16,796,735.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,134,143.80, 42,201,215.70 and 16,796,735.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,134,143.80, 42,201,215.70 and 16,796,735.80 is: 25,195,103.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,134,143.80 : 42,201,215.70 = 16,796,735.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,134,143.80/42,201,215.70 = 16,796,735.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,134,143.80x = 42,201,215.70 × 16,796,735.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,134,143.80x = 708,842,670,551,712.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 708,842,670,551,712.12/28,134,143.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,195,103.70

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.