Home / 53,211,693.12-79,820,389.26-16,817,314.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,211,693.12, 79,820,389.26 and 16,817,314.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,211,693.12, 79,820,389.26 and 16,817,314.20 is: 25,226,871.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,211,693.12 : 79,820,389.26 = 16,817,314.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,211,693.12/79,820,389.26 = 16,817,314.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,211,693.12x = 79,820,389.26 × 16,817,314.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,211,693.12x = 1,342,364,565,751,725.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,342,364,565,751,725.50/53,211,693.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,226,871.90

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.