Home / 36,697,196.80-55,045,795.20-15,120,692.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,697,196.80, 55,045,795.20 and 15,120,692.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,697,196.80, 55,045,795.20 and 15,120,692.20 is: 22,681,038.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,697,196.80 : 55,045,795.20 = 15,120,692.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,697,196.80/55,045,795.20 = 15,120,692.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,697,196.80x = 55,045,795.20 × 15,120,692.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,697,196.80x = 832,330,526,123,437.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 832,330,526,123,437.50/36,697,196.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,681,038.30

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.