Home / 157,499,875.60-236,249,813.40-140,918,916.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 157,499,875.60, 236,249,813.40 and 140,918,916.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 157,499,875.60, 236,249,813.40 and 140,918,916.40 is: 211,378,374.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    157,499,875.60 : 236,249,813.40 = 140,918,916.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    157,499,875.60/236,249,813.40 = 140,918,916.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    157,499,875.60x = 236,249,813.40 × 140,918,916.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    157,499,875.60x = 33,292,067,704,030,204
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,292,067,704,030,204/157,499,875.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 211,378,374.60

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.