Home / 42,573,172.88-58,759,527.12-27,863,410.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,573,172.88, 58,759,527.12 and 27,863,410.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,573,172.88, 58,759,527.12 and 27,863,410.88 is: 38,457,101.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,573,172.88 : 58,759,527.12 = 27,863,410.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,573,172.88/58,759,527.12 = 27,863,410.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,573,172.88x = 58,759,527.12 × 27,863,410.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,573,172.88x = 1,637,240,847,259,063
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,637,240,847,259,063/42,573,172.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,457,101.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.