Home / 40,465,815.15-60,698,722.73-36,214,287.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,465,815.15, 60,698,722.73 and 36,214,287.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,465,815.15, 60,698,722.73 and 36,214,287.15 is: 54,321,430.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,465,815.15 : 60,698,722.73 = 36,214,287.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,465,815.15/60,698,722.73 = 36,214,287.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,465,815.15x = 60,698,722.73 × 36,214,287.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,465,815.15x = 2,198,160,974,401,380.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,198,160,974,401,380.50/40,465,815.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,321,430.73

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.