Home / 42,092,386.20-63,091,340.10-17,827,183.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,092,386.20, 63,091,340.10 and 17,827,183.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,092,386.20, 63,091,340.10 and 17,827,183.80 is: 26,720,768.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,092,386.20 : 63,091,340.10 = 17,827,183.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,092,386.20/63,091,340.10 = 17,827,183.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,092,386.20x = 63,091,340.10 × 17,827,183.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,092,386.20x = 1,124,740,916,151,010.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,124,740,916,151,010.50/42,092,386.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,720,768.71

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.