Home / 36,902,040.40-55,353,060.60-9,975,696.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,902,040.40, 55,353,060.60 and 9,975,696.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,902,040.40, 55,353,060.60 and 9,975,696.40 is: 14,963,544.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,902,040.40 : 55,353,060.60 = 9,975,696.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,902,040.40/55,353,060.60 = 9,975,696.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,902,040.40x = 55,353,060.60 × 9,975,696.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,902,040.40x = 552,185,327,356,401.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 552,185,327,356,401.88/36,902,040.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,963,544.60

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.