Home / 37,775,262.40-56,662,893.60-12,218,855.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,775,262.40, 56,662,893.60 and 12,218,855.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,775,262.40, 56,662,893.60 and 12,218,855.20 is: 18,328,282.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,775,262.40 : 56,662,893.60 = 12,218,855.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,775,262.40/56,662,893.60 = 12,218,855.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,775,262.40x = 56,662,893.60 × 12,218,855.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,775,262.40x = 692,355,692,111,406.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 692,355,692,111,406.75/37,775,262.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,328,282.80

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.