Home / 40,181,947.20-60,272,920.80-16,235,092.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,181,947.20, 60,272,920.80 and 16,235,092.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,181,947.20, 60,272,920.80 and 16,235,092.80 is: 24,352,639.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,181,947.20 : 60,272,920.80 = 16,235,092.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,181,947.20/60,272,920.80 = 16,235,092.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,181,947.20x = 60,272,920.80 × 16,235,092.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,181,947.20x = 978,536,462,515,050.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 978,536,462,515,050.25/40,181,947.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,352,639.20

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.