Home / 42,038,045.40-63,057,068.10-37,786,517.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,038,045.40, 63,057,068.10 and 37,786,517.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,038,045.40, 63,057,068.10 and 37,786,517.40 is: 56,679,776.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,038,045.40 : 63,057,068.10 = 37,786,517.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,038,045.40/63,057,068.10 = 37,786,517.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,038,045.40x = 63,057,068.10 × 37,786,517.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,038,045.40x = 2,382,707,000,953,635
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,382,707,000,953,635/42,038,045.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,679,776.10

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.