Home / 35,938,979.20-53,871,727.20-17,715,145.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 35,938,979.20, 53,871,727.20 and 17,715,145.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 35,938,979.20, 53,871,727.20 and 17,715,145.60 is: 26,554,607.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,938,979.20 : 53,871,727.20 = 17,715,145.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,938,979.20/53,871,727.20 = 17,715,145.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,938,979.20x = 53,871,727.20 × 17,715,145.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,938,979.20x = 954,345,491,071,480.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 954,345,491,071,480.50/35,938,979.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,554,607.62

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.