Home / 40,279,423.80-60,419,135.70-11,526,497.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,279,423.80, 60,419,135.70 and 11,526,497.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,279,423.80, 60,419,135.70 and 11,526,497.40 is: 17,289,746.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,279,423.80 : 60,419,135.70 = 11,526,497.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,279,423.80/60,419,135.70 = 11,526,497.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,279,423.80x = 60,419,135.70 × 11,526,497.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,279,423.80x = 696,421,010,556,297.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 696,421,010,556,297.25/40,279,423.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,289,746.10

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.