Home / 31,898,336.38-47,850,829.80-12,202,424.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,898,336.38, 47,850,829.80 and 12,202,424.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,898,336.38, 47,850,829.80 and 12,202,424.80 is: 18,304,909.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,898,336.38 : 47,850,829.80 = 12,202,424.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,898,336.38/47,850,829.80 = 12,202,424.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,898,336.38x = 47,850,829.80 × 12,202,424.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,898,336.38x = 583,896,152,252,099
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 583,896,152,252,099/31,898,336.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,304,909.24

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.