Home / 174,976,008.40-262,464,012.60-72,939,336.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 174,976,008.40, 262,464,012.60 and 72,939,336.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 174,976,008.40, 262,464,012.60 and 72,939,336.40 is: 109,409,004.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,976,008.40 : 262,464,012.60 = 72,939,336.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,976,008.40/262,464,012.60 = 72,939,336.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,976,008.40x = 262,464,012.60 × 72,939,336.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,976,008.40x = 19,143,950,907,925,240
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,143,950,907,925,240/174,976,008.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,409,004.60

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.