Home / 42,984,556.64-64,485,344.24-12,279,401.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,984,556.64, 64,485,344.24 and 12,279,401.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,984,556.64, 64,485,344.24 and 12,279,401.12 is: 18,421,532.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,984,556.64 : 64,485,344.24 = 12,279,401.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,984,556.64/64,485,344.24 = 12,279,401.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,984,556.64x = 64,485,344.24 × 12,279,401.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,984,556.64x = 791,841,408,284,241.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 791,841,408,284,241.50/42,984,556.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,421,532.53

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.