Home / 170,361,752.80-255,479,643.60-55,350,047.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 170,361,752.80, 255,479,643.60 and 55,350,047.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 170,361,752.80, 255,479,643.60 and 55,350,047.20 is: 83,004,606.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    170,361,752.80 : 255,479,643.60 = 55,350,047.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    170,361,752.80/255,479,643.60 = 55,350,047.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    170,361,752.80x = 255,479,643.60 × 55,350,047.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    170,361,752.80x = 14,140,810,331,899,178
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,140,810,331,899,178/170,361,752.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,004,606.96

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.