Home / 205,231,316.12-307,846,973.87-51,877,372.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 205,231,316.12, 307,846,973.87 and 51,877,372.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 205,231,316.12, 307,846,973.87 and 51,877,372.55 is: 77,816,058.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    205,231,316.12 : 307,846,973.87 = 51,877,372.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    205,231,316.12/307,846,973.87 = 51,877,372.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    205,231,316.12x = 307,846,973.87 × 51,877,372.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    205,231,316.12x = 15,970,292,151,844,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,970,292,151,844,104/205,231,316.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,816,058.75

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.