Home / 47,277,441.96-70,918,287.03-14,485,608.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,277,441.96, 70,918,287.03 and 14,485,608.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,277,441.96, 70,918,287.03 and 14,485,608.42 is: 21,729,063.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,277,441.96 : 70,918,287.03 = 14,485,608.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,277,441.96/70,918,287.03 = 14,485,608.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,277,441.96x = 70,918,287.03 × 14,485,608.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,277,441.96x = 1,027,294,535,733,744.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,027,294,535,733,744.75/47,277,441.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,729,063.44

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.