Home / 161,489,609.40-241,945,730.10-98,276,561.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 161,489,609.40, 241,945,730.10 and 98,276,561.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 161,489,609.40, 241,945,730.10 and 98,276,561.40 is: 147,239,159.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,489,609.40 : 241,945,730.10 = 98,276,561.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,489,609.40/241,945,730.10 = 98,276,561.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,489,609.40x = 241,945,730.10 × 98,276,561.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,489,609.40x = 23,777,594,399,640,480
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,777,594,399,640,480/161,489,609.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 147,239,159.77

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.