Home / 118,778,145.60-178,167,218.40-77,963,476.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,778,145.60, 178,167,218.40 and 77,963,476.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,778,145.60, 178,167,218.40 and 77,963,476.80 is: 116,945,215.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,778,145.60 : 178,167,218.40 = 77,963,476.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,778,145.60/178,167,218.40 = 77,963,476.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,778,145.60x = 178,167,218.40 × 77,963,476.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,778,145.60x = 13,890,535,798,248,934
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,890,535,798,248,934/118,778,145.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,945,215.20

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.