Home / 28,342,234.80-42,518,881.80-12,168,154.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,342,234.80, 42,518,881.80 and 12,168,154.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,342,234.80, 42,518,881.80 and 12,168,154.80 is: 18,254,606.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,342,234.80 : 42,518,881.80 = 12,168,154.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,342,234.80/42,518,881.80 = 12,168,154.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,342,234.80x = 42,518,881.80 × 12,168,154.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,342,234.80x = 517,376,335,665,302.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 517,376,335,665,302.62/28,342,234.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,254,606.22

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.