Home / 46,735,142.67-70,040,050.11-36,372,873.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,735,142.67, 70,040,050.11 and 36,372,873.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,735,142.67, 70,040,050.11 and 36,372,873.56 is: 54,510,540.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,735,142.67 : 70,040,050.11 = 36,372,873.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,735,142.67/70,040,050.11 = 36,372,873.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,735,142.67x = 70,040,050.11 × 36,372,873.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,735,142.67x = 2,547,557,886,436,894
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,547,557,886,436,894/46,735,142.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,510,540.48

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.