Home / 44,643,572.70-66,965,407.65-17,717,228.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,643,572.70, 66,965,407.65 and 17,717,228.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,643,572.70, 66,965,407.65 and 17,717,228.70 is: 26,575,862.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,643,572.70 : 66,965,407.65 = 17,717,228.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,643,572.70/66,965,407.65 = 17,717,228.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,643,572.70x = 66,965,407.65 × 17,717,228.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,643,572.70x = 1,186,441,442,323,779.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,186,441,442,323,779.50/44,643,572.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,575,862.34

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.