Home / 52,586,962.60-78,880,443.90-16,688,799.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,586,962.60, 78,880,443.90 and 16,688,799.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,586,962.60, 78,880,443.90 and 16,688,799.40 is: 25,033,199.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,586,962.60 : 78,880,443.90 = 16,688,799.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,586,962.60/78,880,443.90 = 16,688,799.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,586,962.60x = 78,880,443.90 × 16,688,799.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,586,962.60x = 1,316,419,904,830,053.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,316,419,904,830,053.75/52,586,962.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,033,199.10

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.