Home / 43,987,301.80-65,980,952.70-23,579,967.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,987,301.80, 65,980,952.70 and 23,579,967.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,987,301.80, 65,980,952.70 and 23,579,967.40 is: 35,369,951.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,987,301.80 : 65,980,952.70 = 23,579,967.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,987,301.80/65,980,952.70 = 23,579,967.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,987,301.80x = 65,980,952.70 × 23,579,967.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,987,301.80x = 1,555,828,713,686,942
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,555,828,713,686,942/43,987,301.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,369,951.10

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.