Home / 149,726,282.40-224,589,423.60-100,408,557.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,726,282.40, 224,589,423.60 and 100,408,557.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,726,282.40, 224,589,423.60 and 100,408,557.60 is: 150,612,836.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,726,282.40 : 224,589,423.60 = 100,408,557.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,726,282.40/224,589,423.60 = 100,408,557.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,726,282.40x = 224,589,423.60 × 100,408,557.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,726,282.40x = 22,550,700,075,891,396
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,550,700,075,891,396/149,726,282.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,612,836.40

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.