Home / 162,048,935.73-243,074,026.89-39,227,052.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 162,048,935.73, 243,074,026.89 and 39,227,052.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 162,048,935.73, 243,074,026.89 and 39,227,052.18 is: 58,840,729.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,048,935.73 : 243,074,026.89 = 39,227,052.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,048,935.73/243,074,026.89 = 39,227,052.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,048,935.73x = 243,074,026.89 × 39,227,052.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,048,935.73x = 9,535,077,536,416,752
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,535,077,536,416,752/162,048,935.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,840,729.15

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.