Home / 40,279,299.60-60,277,231.80-36,878,077.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,279,299.60, 60,277,231.80 and 36,878,077.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,279,299.60, 60,277,231.80 and 36,878,077.20 is: 55,187,364.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,279,299.60 : 60,277,231.80 = 36,878,077.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,279,299.60/60,277,231.80 = 36,878,077.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,279,299.60x = 60,277,231.80 × 36,878,077.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,279,299.60x = 2,222,908,407,722,695
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,222,908,407,722,695/40,279,299.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,187,364.97

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.