Home / 157,466,820.40-236,200,230.60-99,787,757.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 157,466,820.40, 236,200,230.60 and 99,787,757.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 157,466,820.40, 236,200,230.60 and 99,787,757.20 is: 149,681,635.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    157,466,820.40 : 236,200,230.60 = 99,787,757.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    157,466,820.40/236,200,230.60 = 99,787,757.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    157,466,820.40x = 236,200,230.60 × 99,787,757.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    157,466,820.40x = 23,569,891,261,696,812
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,569,891,261,696,812/157,466,820.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 149,681,635.80

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.