Home / 159,438,744.48-239,158,119.96-38,270,196.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 159,438,744.48, 239,158,119.96 and 38,270,196.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 159,438,744.48, 239,158,119.96 and 38,270,196.48 is: 57,405,295.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    159,438,744.48 : 239,158,119.96 = 38,270,196.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    159,438,744.48/239,158,119.96 = 38,270,196.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    159,438,744.48x = 239,158,119.96 × 38,270,196.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    159,438,744.48x = 9,152,628,240,656,610
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,152,628,240,656,610/159,438,744.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,405,295.50

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.