Home / 30,718,732.86-42,391,041.93-16,967,401.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,718,732.86, 42,391,041.93 and 16,967,401.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,718,732.86, 42,391,041.93 and 16,967,401.74 is: 23,414,567.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,718,732.86 : 42,391,041.93 = 16,967,401.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,718,732.86/42,391,041.93 = 16,967,401.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,718,732.86x = 42,391,041.93 × 16,967,401.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,718,732.86x = 719,265,838,603,494.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 719,265,838,603,494.88/30,718,732.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,414,567.32

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.