Home / 177,762,587.16-266,616,938.76-48,380,279.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,762,587.16, 266,616,938.76 and 48,380,279.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,762,587.16, 266,616,938.76 and 48,380,279.52 is: 72,563,086.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,762,587.16 : 266,616,938.76 = 48,380,279.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,762,587.16/266,616,938.76 = 48,380,279.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,762,587.16x = 266,616,938.76 × 48,380,279.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,762,587.16x = 12,899,002,021,975,522
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,899,002,021,975,522/177,762,587.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,563,086.69

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.