Home / 41,540,979.60-62,322,987.60-17,291,329.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,540,979.60, 62,322,987.60 and 17,291,329.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,540,979.60, 62,322,987.60 and 17,291,329.20 is: 25,941,788.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,540,979.60 : 62,322,987.60 = 17,291,329.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,540,979.60/62,322,987.60 = 17,291,329.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,540,979.60x = 62,322,987.60 × 17,291,329.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,540,979.60x = 1,077,647,295,319,117.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,077,647,295,319,117.88/41,540,979.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,941,788.22

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.