Home / 229,849,403.41-317,198,875.80-125,434,200.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 229,849,403.41, 317,198,875.80 and 125,434,200.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 229,849,403.41, 317,198,875.80 and 125,434,200.70 is: 173,102,852.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    229,849,403.41 : 317,198,875.80 = 125,434,200.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    229,849,403.41/317,198,875.80 = 125,434,200.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    229,849,403.41x = 317,198,875.80 × 125,434,200.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    229,849,403.41x = 39,787,587,448,911,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,787,587,448,911,576/229,849,403.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 173,102,852.82

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.