Home / 179,128,567,424.86-268,730,587,480.76-58,107,672,836.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 179,128,567,424.86, 268,730,587,480.76 and 58,107,672,836.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 179,128,567,424.86, 268,730,587,480.76 and 58,107,672,836.51 is: 87,173,750,580.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    179,128,567,424.86 : 268,730,587,480.76 = 58,107,672,836.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    179,128,567,424.86/268,730,587,480.76 = 58,107,672,836.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    179,128,567,424.86x = 268,730,587,480.76 × 58,107,672,836.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    179,128,567,424.86x = 15,615,309,058,495,133,777,920
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,615,309,058,495,133,777,920/179,128,567,424.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,173,750,580.27

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.