Home / 187,295,892,650.80-258,468,523,147.98-101,656,876,051.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 187,295,892,650.80, 258,468,523,147.98 and 101,656,876,051.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 187,295,892,650.80, 258,468,523,147.98 and 101,656,876,051.53 is: 140,286,592,775.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    187,295,892,650.80 : 258,468,523,147.98 = 101,656,876,051.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    187,295,892,650.80/258,468,523,147.98 = 101,656,876,051.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    187,295,892,650.80x = 258,468,523,147.98 × 101,656,876,051.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    187,295,892,650.80x = 26,275,102,620,876,214,894,592
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,275,102,620,876,214,894,592/187,295,892,650.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 140,286,592,775.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.