Home / 31,852,718.09-47,546,540.20-27,332,812.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,852,718.09, 47,546,540.20 and 27,332,812.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,852,718.09, 47,546,540.20 and 27,332,812.38 is: 40,799,678.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,852,718.09 : 47,546,540.20 = 27,332,812.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,852,718.09/47,546,540.20 = 27,332,812.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,852,718.09x = 47,546,540.20 × 27,332,812.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,852,718.09x = 1,299,580,662,604,727.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,299,580,662,604,727.75/31,852,718.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,799,678.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.