Home / 168,401,230.65-252,601,845.98-168,401,230.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 168,401,230.65, 252,601,845.98 and 168,401,230.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 168,401,230.65, 252,601,845.98 and 168,401,230.65 is: 252,601,845.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    168,401,230.65 : 252,601,845.98 = 168,401,230.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    168,401,230.65/252,601,845.98 = 168,401,230.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    168,401,230.65x = 252,601,845.98 × 168,401,230.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    168,401,230.65x = 42,538,461,726,651,752
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,538,461,726,651,752/168,401,230.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 252,601,845.98

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.