Home / 55,143,699.60-82,718,659.80-16,806,464.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,143,699.60, 82,718,659.80 and 16,806,464.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,143,699.60, 82,718,659.80 and 16,806,464.40 is: 25,210,644.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,143,699.60 : 82,718,659.80 = 16,806,464.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,143,699.60/82,718,659.80 = 16,806,464.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,143,699.60x = 82,718,659.80 × 16,806,464.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,143,699.60x = 1,390,208,211,144,411
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,390,208,211,144,411/55,143,699.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,210,644.57

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.