Home / 40,521,240.80-60,730,251.60-16,559,640.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,521,240.80, 60,730,251.60 and 16,559,640.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,521,240.80, 60,730,251.60 and 16,559,640.80 is: 24,818,370.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,521,240.80 : 60,730,251.60 = 16,559,640.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,521,240.80/60,730,251.60 = 16,559,640.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,521,240.80x = 60,730,251.60 × 16,559,640.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,521,240.80x = 1,005,671,152,189,625.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,005,671,152,189,625.38/40,521,240.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,818,370.13

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.