Home / 28,341,962.88-42,519,690.30-9,172,719.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,341,962.88, 42,519,690.30 and 9,172,719.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,341,962.88, 42,519,690.30 and 9,172,719.96 is: 13,761,263.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,341,962.88 : 42,519,690.30 = 9,172,719.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,341,962.88/42,519,690.30 = 9,172,719.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,341,962.88x = 42,519,690.30 × 9,172,719.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,341,962.88x = 390,021,211,907,828.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 390,021,211,907,828.38/28,341,962.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,761,263.24

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.