Home / 243,138,518.40-364,707,777.60-72,937,430.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 243,138,518.40, 364,707,777.60 and 72,937,430.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 243,138,518.40, 364,707,777.60 and 72,937,430.40 is: 109,406,145.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    243,138,518.40 : 364,707,777.60 = 72,937,430.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    243,138,518.40/364,707,777.60 = 72,937,430.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    243,138,518.40x = 364,707,777.60 × 72,937,430.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    243,138,518.40x = 26,600,848,145,038,684
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,600,848,145,038,684/243,138,518.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,406,145.60

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.