Home / 174,539,167,698.83-240,869,994,459.04-101,289,727,179.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 174,539,167,698.83, 240,869,994,459.04 and 101,289,727,179.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 174,539,167,698.83, 240,869,994,459.04 and 101,289,727,179.78 is: 139,783,272,409.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,539,167,698.83 : 240,869,994,459.04 = 101,289,727,179.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,539,167,698.83/240,869,994,459.04 = 101,289,727,179.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,539,167,698.83x = 240,869,994,459.04 × 101,289,727,179.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,539,167,698.83x = 24,397,656,024,551,283,228,672
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,397,656,024,551,283,228,672/174,539,167,698.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 139,783,272,409.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.