Home / 38,498,436.40-57,780,313.80-15,795,626.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,498,436.40, 57,780,313.80 and 15,795,626.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,498,436.40, 57,780,313.80 and 15,795,626.80 is: 23,706,840.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,498,436.40 : 57,780,313.80 = 15,795,626.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,498,436.40/57,780,313.80 = 15,795,626.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,498,436.40x = 57,780,313.80 × 15,795,626.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,498,436.40x = 912,676,273,171,689.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 912,676,273,171,689.88/38,498,436.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,706,840.03

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.