Home / 38,860,479.60-58,290,719.40-27,513,740.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,860,479.60, 58,290,719.40 and 27,513,740.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,860,479.60, 58,290,719.40 and 27,513,740.40 is: 41,270,610.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,860,479.60 : 58,290,719.40 = 27,513,740.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,860,479.60/58,290,719.40 = 27,513,740.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,860,479.60x = 58,290,719.40 × 27,513,740.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,860,479.60x = 1,603,795,721,300,843.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,603,795,721,300,843.75/38,860,479.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,270,610.60

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.