Home / 161,706,942.40-242,560,413.60-46,695,236.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 161,706,942.40, 242,560,413.60 and 46,695,236.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 161,706,942.40, 242,560,413.60 and 46,695,236.80 is: 70,042,855.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,706,942.40 : 242,560,413.60 = 46,695,236.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,706,942.40/242,560,413.60 = 46,695,236.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,706,942.40x = 242,560,413.60 × 46,695,236.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,706,942.40x = 11,326,415,951,357,940
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,326,415,951,357,940/161,706,942.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,042,855.20

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.