Home / 40,298,672.40-60,448,008.60-24,174,358.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,298,672.40, 60,448,008.60 and 24,174,358.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,298,672.40, 60,448,008.60 and 24,174,358.80 is: 36,261,538.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,298,672.40 : 60,448,008.60 = 24,174,358.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,298,672.40/60,448,008.60 = 24,174,358.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,298,672.40x = 60,448,008.60 × 24,174,358.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,298,672.40x = 1,461,291,848,641,885.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,461,291,848,641,885.75/40,298,672.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,261,538.20

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.