Home / 145,517,860.80-218,307,117.60-48,503,707.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,517,860.80, 218,307,117.60 and 48,503,707.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,517,860.80, 218,307,117.60 and 48,503,707.20 is: 72,765,669.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,517,860.80 : 218,307,117.60 = 48,503,707.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,517,860.80/218,307,117.60 = 48,503,707.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,517,860.80x = 218,307,117.60 × 48,503,707.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,517,860.80x = 10,588,704,511,746,368
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,588,704,511,746,368/145,517,860.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,765,669.13

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.