Home / 47,976,806.50-71,965,151.39-15,628,656.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,976,806.50, 71,965,151.39 and 15,628,656.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,976,806.50, 71,965,151.39 and 15,628,656.22 is: 23,442,965.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,976,806.50 : 71,965,151.39 = 15,628,656.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,976,806.50/71,965,151.39 = 15,628,656.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,976,806.50x = 71,965,151.39 × 15,628,656.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,976,806.50x = 1,124,718,610,753,723.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,124,718,610,753,723.88/47,976,806.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,442,965.32

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.