Home / 37,126,467.28-55,691,211.48-17,685,699.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,126,467.28, 55,691,211.48 and 17,685,699.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,126,467.28, 55,691,211.48 and 17,685,699.76 is: 26,529,269.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,126,467.28 : 55,691,211.48 = 17,685,699.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,126,467.28/55,691,211.48 = 17,685,699.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,126,467.28x = 55,691,211.48 × 17,685,699.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,126,467.28x = 984,938,045,505,945.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 984,938,045,505,945.25/37,126,467.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,529,269.22

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.