Home / 45,387,966.80-68,040,615.90-16,627,167.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 45,387,966.80, 68,040,615.90 and 16,627,167.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 45,387,966.80, 68,040,615.90 and 16,627,167.20 is: 24,925,608.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    45,387,966.80 : 68,040,615.90 = 16,627,167.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    45,387,966.80/68,040,615.90 = 16,627,167.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    45,387,966.80x = 68,040,615.90 × 16,627,167.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    45,387,966.80x = 1,131,322,696,960,278.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,131,322,696,960,278.50/45,387,966.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,925,608.63

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.