Home / 40,451,541.86-60,720,492.60-17,433,835.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,451,541.86, 60,720,492.60 and 17,433,835.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,451,541.86, 60,720,492.60 and 17,433,835.85 is: 26,169,363.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,451,541.86 : 60,720,492.60 = 17,433,835.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,451,541.86/60,720,492.60 = 17,433,835.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,451,541.86x = 60,720,492.60 × 17,433,835.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,451,541.86x = 1,058,591,100,719,539.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,058,591,100,719,539.88/40,451,541.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,169,363.44

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.