Home / 187,236,961.60-280,856,317.20-66,068,413.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 187,236,961.60, 280,856,317.20 and 66,068,413.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 187,236,961.60, 280,856,317.20 and 66,068,413.60 is: 99,102,929.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    187,236,961.60 : 280,856,317.20 = 66,068,413.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    187,236,961.60/280,856,317.20 = 66,068,413.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    187,236,961.60x = 280,856,317.20 × 66,068,413.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    187,236,961.60x = 18,555,731,326,942,392
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,555,731,326,942,392/187,236,961.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,102,929.08

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.