Home / 28,400,960.40-42,576,557.40-17,045,926.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,400,960.40, 42,576,557.40 and 17,045,926.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,400,960.40, 42,576,557.40 and 17,045,926.80 is: 25,553,955.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,400,960.40 : 42,576,557.40 = 17,045,926.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,400,960.40/42,576,557.40 = 17,045,926.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,400,960.40x = 42,576,557.40 × 17,045,926.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,400,960.40x = 725,756,880,836,398.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 725,756,880,836,398.38/28,400,960.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,553,955.59

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.