Home / 188,012,689.66-281,359,243.92-151,033,714.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 188,012,689.66, 281,359,243.92 and 151,033,714.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 188,012,689.66, 281,359,243.92 and 151,033,714.05 is: 226,020,550.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    188,012,689.66 : 281,359,243.92 = 151,033,714.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    188,012,689.66/281,359,243.92 = 151,033,714.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    188,012,689.66x = 281,359,243.92 × 151,033,714.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    188,012,689.66x = 42,494,731,591,537,488
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,494,731,591,537,488/188,012,689.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,020,550.36

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.