Home / 36,886,458.60-55,365,117.30-18,711,176.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,886,458.60, 55,365,117.30 and 18,711,176.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,886,458.60, 55,365,117.30 and 18,711,176.40 is: 28,084,736.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,886,458.60 : 55,365,117.30 = 18,711,176.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,886,458.60/55,365,117.30 = 18,711,176.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,886,458.60x = 55,365,117.30 × 18,711,176.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,886,458.60x = 1,035,946,476,206,991.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,035,946,476,206,991.62/36,886,458.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,084,736.66

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.