Home / 31,895,035.40-47,809,893.90-15,696,072.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,895,035.40, 47,809,893.90 and 15,696,072.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,895,035.40, 47,809,893.90 and 15,696,072.20 is: 23,528,036.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,895,035.40 : 47,809,893.90 = 15,696,072.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,895,035.40/47,809,893.90 = 15,696,072.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,895,035.40x = 47,809,893.90 × 15,696,072.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,895,035.40x = 750,427,546,528,739.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 750,427,546,528,739.50/31,895,035.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,528,036.17

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.