Home / 47,312,402.40-70,929,237.60-20,039,637.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,312,402.40, 70,929,237.60 and 20,039,637.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,312,402.40, 70,929,237.60 and 20,039,637.60 is: 30,042,782.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,312,402.40 : 70,929,237.60 = 20,039,637.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,312,402.40/70,929,237.60 = 20,039,637.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,312,402.40x = 70,929,237.60 × 20,039,637.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,312,402.40x = 1,421,396,216,748,293.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,421,396,216,748,293.75/47,312,402.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,042,782.54

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.