Home / 40,381,362.40-60,572,043.60-24,257,048.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,381,362.40, 60,572,043.60 and 24,257,048.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,381,362.40, 60,572,043.60 and 24,257,048.80 is: 36,385,573.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,381,362.40 : 60,572,043.60 = 24,257,048.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,381,362.40/60,572,043.60 = 24,257,048.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,381,362.40x = 60,572,043.60 × 24,257,048.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,381,362.40x = 1,469,299,017,520,927.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,469,299,017,520,927.75/40,381,362.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,385,573.20

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.