Home / 42,887,553.16-59,185,280.54-23,308,442.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,887,553.16, 59,185,280.54 and 23,308,442.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,887,553.16, 59,185,280.54 and 23,308,442.54 is: 32,165,899.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,887,553.16 : 59,185,280.54 = 23,308,442.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,887,553.16/59,185,280.54 = 23,308,442.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,887,553.16x = 59,185,280.54 × 23,308,442.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,887,553.16x = 1,379,516,710,680,370
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,379,516,710,680,370/42,887,553.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,165,899.18

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.