Home / 177,124,889.76-265,677,886.80-47,730,422.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,124,889.76, 265,677,886.80 and 47,730,422.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,124,889.76, 265,677,886.80 and 47,730,422.40 is: 71,593,087.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,124,889.76 : 265,677,886.80 = 47,730,422.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,124,889.76/265,677,886.80 = 47,730,422.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,124,889.76x = 265,677,886.80 × 47,730,422.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,124,889.76x = 12,680,917,759,303,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,680,917,759,303,384/177,124,889.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,593,087.66

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.