Home / 153,332,508.60-229,885,319.70-72,458,998.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,332,508.60, 229,885,319.70 and 72,458,998.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,332,508.60, 229,885,319.70 and 72,458,998.20 is: 108,634,888.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,332,508.60 : 229,885,319.70 = 72,458,998.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,332,508.60/229,885,319.70 = 72,458,998.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,332,508.60x = 229,885,319.70 × 72,458,998.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,332,508.60x = 16,657,259,966,348,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,657,259,966,348,724/153,332,508.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 108,634,888.44

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.