Home / 141,231,043.72-211,842,649.48-37,601,138.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,231,043.72, 211,842,649.48 and 37,601,138.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,231,043.72, 211,842,649.48 and 37,601,138.12 is: 56,400,664.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,231,043.72 : 211,842,649.48 = 37,601,138.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,231,043.72/211,842,649.48 = 37,601,138.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,231,043.72x = 211,842,649.48 × 37,601,138.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,231,043.72x = 7,965,524,722,586,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,965,524,722,586,424/141,231,043.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,400,664.56

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.