Home / 159,526,643.84-239,289,952.80-50,428,439.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 159,526,643.84, 239,289,952.80 and 50,428,439.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 159,526,643.84, 239,289,952.80 and 50,428,439.36 is: 75,642,654.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    159,526,643.84 : 239,289,952.80 = 50,428,439.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    159,526,643.84/239,289,952.80 = 50,428,439.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    159,526,643.84x = 239,289,952.80 × 50,428,439.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    159,526,643.84x = 12,067,018,874,232,062
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,067,018,874,232,062/159,526,643.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,642,654.94

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.