Home / 65,123,992.80-97,685,989.20-16,601,752.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,123,992.80, 97,685,989.20 and 16,601,752.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,123,992.80, 97,685,989.20 and 16,601,752.80 is: 24,902,629.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,123,992.80 : 97,685,989.20 = 16,601,752.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,123,992.80/97,685,989.20 = 16,601,752.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,123,992.80x = 97,685,989.20 × 16,601,752.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,123,992.80x = 1,621,758,644,721,870
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,621,758,644,721,870/65,123,992.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,902,629.20

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.