Home / 28,567,872.20-42,851,808.30-21,293,035.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,567,872.20, 42,851,808.30 and 21,293,035.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,567,872.20, 42,851,808.30 and 21,293,035.40 is: 31,939,553.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,567,872.20 : 42,851,808.30 = 21,293,035.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,567,872.20/42,851,808.30 = 21,293,035.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,567,872.20x = 42,851,808.30 × 21,293,035.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,567,872.20x = 912,445,071,085,913.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 912,445,071,085,913.75/28,567,872.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,939,553.10

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.