Home / 53,002,554.40-79,509,080.40-18,453,640.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,002,554.40, 79,509,080.40 and 18,453,640.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,002,554.40, 79,509,080.40 and 18,453,640.60 is: 27,682,288.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,002,554.40 : 79,509,080.40 = 18,453,640.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,002,554.40/79,509,080.40 = 18,453,640.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,002,554.40x = 79,509,080.40 × 18,453,640.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,002,554.40x = 1,467,231,994,138,104.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,467,231,994,138,104.50/53,002,554.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,682,288.35

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.