Home / 147,982,218,143.05-204,180,459,819.69-83,752,942,428.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,982,218,143.05, 204,180,459,819.69 and 83,752,942,428.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,982,218,143.05, 204,180,459,819.69 and 83,752,942,428.10 is: 115,559,251,042.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,982,218,143.05 : 204,180,459,819.69 = 83,752,942,428.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,982,218,143.05/204,180,459,819.69 = 83,752,942,428.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,982,218,143.05x = 204,180,459,819.69 × 83,752,942,428.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,982,218,143.05x = 17,100,714,296,221,483,663,360
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,100,714,296,221,483,663,360/147,982,218,143.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 115,559,251,042.52

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.