Home / 172,725,974.34-259,134,404.65-62,072,823.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 172,725,974.34, 259,134,404.65 and 62,072,823.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 172,725,974.34, 259,134,404.65 and 62,072,823.05 is: 93,125,565.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    172,725,974.34 : 259,134,404.65 = 62,072,823.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    172,725,974.34/259,134,404.65 = 62,072,823.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    172,725,974.34x = 259,134,404.65 × 62,072,823.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    172,725,974.34x = 16,085,204,045,527,448
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,085,204,045,527,448/172,725,974.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,125,565.55

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.