Home / 38,142,376.12-57,220,601.46-12,585,152.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,142,376.12, 57,220,601.46 and 12,585,152.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,142,376.12, 57,220,601.46 and 12,585,152.44 is: 18,880,050.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,142,376.12 : 57,220,601.46 = 12,585,152.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,142,376.12/57,220,601.46 = 12,585,152.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,142,376.12x = 57,220,601.46 × 12,585,152.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,142,376.12x = 720,129,992,082,586.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 720,129,992,082,586.50/38,142,376.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,880,050.62

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.