Home / 28,592,129.80-42,888,194.70-16,456,904.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,592,129.80, 42,888,194.70 and 16,456,904.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,592,129.80, 42,888,194.70 and 16,456,904.20 is: 24,685,356.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,592,129.80 : 42,888,194.70 = 16,456,904.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,592,129.80/42,888,194.70 = 16,456,904.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,592,129.80x = 42,888,194.70 × 16,456,904.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,592,129.80x = 705,806,911,488,847.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 705,806,911,488,847.75/28,592,129.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,685,356.30

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.