Home / 172,395,615.60-258,593,423.40-51,227,067.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 172,395,615.60, 258,593,423.40 and 51,227,067.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 172,395,615.60, 258,593,423.40 and 51,227,067.60 is: 76,840,601.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    172,395,615.60 : 258,593,423.40 = 51,227,067.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    172,395,615.60/258,593,423.40 = 51,227,067.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    172,395,615.60x = 258,593,423.40 × 51,227,067.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    172,395,615.60x = 13,246,982,781,427,222
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,246,982,781,427,222/172,395,615.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,840,601.40

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.