Home / 118,889,720.90-178,334,581.35-86,473,132.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,889,720.90, 178,334,581.35 and 86,473,132.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,889,720.90, 178,334,581.35 and 86,473,132.10 is: 129,709,698.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,889,720.90 : 178,334,581.35 = 86,473,132.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,889,720.90/178,334,581.35 = 86,473,132.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,889,720.90x = 178,334,581.35 × 86,473,132.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,889,720.90x = 15,421,149,811,076,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,421,149,811,076,744/118,889,720.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,709,698.15

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.