Home / 29,515,807.58-40,731,707.94-16,463,056.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,515,807.58, 40,731,707.94 and 16,463,056.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,515,807.58, 40,731,707.94 and 16,463,056.50 is: 22,718,958.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,515,807.58 : 40,731,707.94 = 16,463,056.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,515,807.58/40,731,707.94 = 16,463,056.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,515,807.58x = 40,731,707.94 × 16,463,056.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,515,807.58x = 670,568,409,157,718.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 670,568,409,157,718.62/29,515,807.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,718,958.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.