Home / 158,360,524.58-237,577,965.87-49,180,060.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 158,360,524.58, 237,577,965.87 and 49,180,060.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 158,360,524.58, 237,577,965.87 and 49,180,060.82 is: 73,781,637.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    158,360,524.58 : 237,577,965.87 = 49,180,060.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    158,360,524.58/237,577,965.87 = 49,180,060.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    158,360,524.58x = 237,577,965.87 × 49,180,060.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    158,360,524.58x = 11,684,098,810,978,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,684,098,810,978,484/158,360,524.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,781,637.45

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.