Home / 36,385,597.60-54,578,396.40-17,253,721.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,385,597.60, 54,578,396.40 and 17,253,721.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,385,597.60, 54,578,396.40 and 17,253,721.60 is: 25,880,582.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,385,597.60 : 54,578,396.40 = 17,253,721.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,385,597.60/54,578,396.40 = 17,253,721.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,385,597.60x = 54,578,396.40 × 17,253,721.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,385,597.60x = 941,680,456,860,042.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 941,680,456,860,042.25/36,385,597.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,880,582.40

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.