Home / 118,897,007,667.99-178,362,264,930.40-38,195,650,623.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,897,007,667.99, 178,362,264,930.40 and 38,195,650,623.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,897,007,667.99, 178,362,264,930.40 and 38,195,650,623.23 is: 57,298,857,971.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,897,007,667.99 : 178,362,264,930.40 = 38,195,650,623.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,897,007,667.99/178,362,264,930.40 = 38,195,650,623.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,897,007,667.99x = 178,362,264,930.40 × 38,195,650,623.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,897,007,667.99x = 6,812,662,755,649,547,927,552
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,812,662,755,649,547,927,552/118,897,007,667.99
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,298,857,971.88

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.