Home / 158,231,898.40-237,347,847.60-97,009,895.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 158,231,898.40, 237,347,847.60 and 97,009,895.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 158,231,898.40, 237,347,847.60 and 97,009,895.20 is: 145,514,842.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    158,231,898.40 : 237,347,847.60 = 97,009,895.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    158,231,898.40/237,347,847.60 = 97,009,895.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    158,231,898.40x = 237,347,847.60 × 97,009,895.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    158,231,898.40x = 23,025,089,821,621,572
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,025,089,821,621,572/158,231,898.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 145,514,842.80

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.