Home / 42,534,424.70-63,801,637.05-20,979,352.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,534,424.70, 63,801,637.05 and 20,979,352.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,534,424.70, 63,801,637.05 and 20,979,352.70 is: 31,469,029.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,534,424.70 : 63,801,637.05 = 20,979,352.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,534,424.70/63,801,637.05 = 20,979,352.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,534,424.70x = 63,801,637.05 × 20,979,352.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,534,424.70x = 1,338,517,046,509,337.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,338,517,046,509,337.50/42,534,424.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,469,029.05

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.