Home / 28,469,147.40-42,703,721.10-27,146,449.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,469,147.40, 42,703,721.10 and 27,146,449.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,469,147.40, 42,703,721.10 and 27,146,449.80 is: 40,719,674.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,469,147.40 : 42,703,721.10 = 27,146,449.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,469,147.40/42,703,721.10 = 27,146,449.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,469,147.40x = 42,703,721.10 × 27,146,449.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,469,147.40x = 1,159,254,421,114,350.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,159,254,421,114,350.75/28,469,147.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,719,674.70

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.