Home / 147,198,123,343.92-203,133,410,605.81-79,532,713,562.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,198,123,343.92, 203,133,410,605.81 and 79,532,713,562.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,198,123,343.92, 203,133,410,605.81 and 79,532,713,562.24 is: 109,755,144,927.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,198,123,343.92 : 203,133,410,605.81 = 79,532,713,562.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,198,123,343.92/203,133,410,605.81 = 79,532,713,562.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,198,123,343.92x = 203,133,410,605.81 × 79,532,713,562.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,198,123,343.92x = 16,155,751,360,632,771,837,952
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,155,751,360,632,771,837,952/147,198,123,343.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,755,144,927.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.