Home / 173,850,523.80-260,775,785.70-52,666,229.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,850,523.80, 260,775,785.70 and 52,666,229.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,850,523.80, 260,775,785.70 and 52,666,229.40 is: 78,999,344.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,850,523.80 : 260,775,785.70 = 52,666,229.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,850,523.80/260,775,785.70 = 52,666,229.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,850,523.80x = 260,775,785.70 × 52,666,229.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,850,523.80x = 13,734,077,351,641,438
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,734,077,351,641,438/173,850,523.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,999,344.10

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.