Home / 58,277,805.60-87,416,708.40-17,883,040.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,277,805.60, 87,416,708.40 and 17,883,040.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,277,805.60, 87,416,708.40 and 17,883,040.80 is: 26,824,561.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,277,805.60 : 87,416,708.40 = 17,883,040.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,277,805.60/87,416,708.40 = 17,883,040.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,277,805.60x = 87,416,708.40 × 17,883,040.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,277,805.60x = 1,563,276,562,918,903
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,563,276,562,918,903/58,277,805.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,824,561.20

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.