Home / 49,627,984.40-74,442,003.60-15,551,997.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,627,984.40, 74,442,003.60 and 15,551,997.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,627,984.40, 74,442,003.60 and 15,551,997.20 is: 23,328,004.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,627,984.40 : 74,442,003.60 = 15,551,997.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,627,984.40/74,442,003.60 = 15,551,997.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,627,984.40x = 74,442,003.60 × 15,551,997.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,627,984.40x = 1,157,721,831,549,589.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,157,721,831,549,589.75/49,627,984.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,328,004.26

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.