Home / 30,542,973.42-45,847,657.17-12,359,687.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,542,973.42, 45,847,657.17 and 12,359,687.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,542,973.42, 45,847,657.17 and 12,359,687.34 is: 18,552,964.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,542,973.42 : 45,847,657.17 = 12,359,687.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,542,973.42/45,847,657.17 = 12,359,687.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,542,973.42x = 45,847,657.17 × 12,359,687.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,542,973.42x = 566,662,707,892,709.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 566,662,707,892,709.25/30,542,973.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,552,964.71

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.