Home / 117,504,568.40-176,256,852.60-36,733,701.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,504,568.40, 176,256,852.60 and 36,733,701.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,504,568.40, 176,256,852.60 and 36,733,701.20 is: 55,100,551.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,504,568.40 : 176,256,852.60 = 36,733,701.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,504,568.40/176,256,852.60 = 36,733,701.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,504,568.40x = 176,256,852.60 × 36,733,701.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,504,568.40x = 6,474,566,557,860,843
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,474,566,557,860,843/117,504,568.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,100,551.80

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.