Home / 36,387,704.82-50,214,651.81-19,867,778.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,387,704.82, 50,214,651.81 and 19,867,778.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,387,704.82, 50,214,651.81 and 19,867,778.18 is: 27,417,325.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,387,704.82 : 50,214,651.81 = 19,867,778.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,387,704.82/50,214,651.81 = 19,867,778.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,387,704.82x = 50,214,651.81 × 19,867,778.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,387,704.82x = 997,653,563,547,015.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 997,653,563,547,015.50/36,387,704.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,417,325.95

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.