Home / 32,192,042.40-48,288,063.60-8,257,514.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,192,042.40, 48,288,063.60 and 8,257,514.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,192,042.40, 48,288,063.60 and 8,257,514.40 is: 12,386,271.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,192,042.40 : 48,288,063.60 = 8,257,514.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,192,042.40/48,288,063.60 = 8,257,514.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,192,042.40x = 48,288,063.60 × 8,257,514.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,192,042.40x = 398,739,380,525,115.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 398,739,380,525,115.88/32,192,042.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,386,271.60

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.