Home / 119,843,596,566.42-179,515,239,483.78-71,884,509,387.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,843,596,566.42, 179,515,239,483.78 and 71,884,509,387.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,843,596,566.42, 179,515,239,483.78 and 71,884,509,387.18 is: 107,676,716,049.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,843,596,566.42 : 179,515,239,483.78 = 71,884,509,387.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,843,596,566.42/179,515,239,483.78 = 71,884,509,387.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,843,596,566.42x = 179,515,239,483.78 × 71,884,509,387.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,843,596,566.42x = 12,904,364,917,813,648,818,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,904,364,917,813,648,818,176/119,843,596,566.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,676,716,049.34

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.