Home / 40,454,429.80-60,681,644.70-26,849,540.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,454,429.80, 60,681,644.70 and 26,849,540.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,454,429.80, 60,681,644.70 and 26,849,540.20 is: 40,274,310.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,454,429.80 : 60,681,644.70 = 26,849,540.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,454,429.80/60,681,644.70 = 26,849,540.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,454,429.80x = 60,681,644.70 × 26,849,540.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,454,429.80x = 1,629,274,258,774,767
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,629,274,258,774,767/40,454,429.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,274,310.30

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.