Home / 35,968,353.66-53,944,393.40-16,518,881.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 35,968,353.66, 53,944,393.40 and 16,518,881.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 35,968,353.66, 53,944,393.40 and 16,518,881.52 is: 24,774,585.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,968,353.66 : 53,944,393.40 = 16,518,881.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,968,353.66/53,944,393.40 = 16,518,881.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,968,353.66x = 53,944,393.40 × 16,518,881.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,968,353.66x = 891,101,043,242,869.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 891,101,043,242,869.88/35,968,353.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,774,585.23

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.