Home / 55,353,872.24-83,038,732.50-17,018,605.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,353,872.24, 83,038,732.50 and 17,018,605.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,353,872.24, 83,038,732.50 and 17,018,605.16 is: 25,530,344.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,353,872.24 : 83,038,732.50 = 17,018,605.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,353,872.24/83,038,732.50 = 17,018,605.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,353,872.24x = 83,038,732.50 × 17,018,605.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,353,872.24x = 1,413,203,401,404,359.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,413,203,401,404,359.75/55,353,872.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,530,344.03

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.