Home / 32,612,171.70-48,924,162.45-16,397,316.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,612,171.70, 48,924,162.45 and 16,397,316.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,612,171.70, 48,924,162.45 and 16,397,316.30 is: 24,598,943.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,612,171.70 : 48,924,162.45 = 16,397,316.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,612,171.70/48,924,162.45 = 16,397,316.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,612,171.70x = 48,924,162.45 × 16,397,316.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,612,171.70x = 802,224,966,405,233
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 802,224,966,405,233/32,612,171.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,598,943.42

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.