Home / 171,737,255.20-257,517,236.40-50,552,960.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 171,737,255.20, 257,517,236.40 and 50,552,960.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 171,737,255.20, 257,517,236.40 and 50,552,960.80 is: 75,803,347.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    171,737,255.20 : 257,517,236.40 = 50,552,960.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    171,737,255.20/257,517,236.40 = 50,552,960.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    171,737,255.20x = 257,517,236.40 × 50,552,960.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    171,737,255.20x = 13,018,258,757,053,532
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,018,258,757,053,532/171,737,255.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,803,347.05

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.