Home / 48,114,032.80-72,191,785.20-27,936,522.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,114,032.80, 72,191,785.20 and 27,936,522.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,114,032.80, 72,191,785.20 and 27,936,522.40 is: 41,916,823.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,114,032.80 : 72,191,785.20 = 27,936,522.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,114,032.80/72,191,785.20 = 27,936,522.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,114,032.80x = 72,191,785.20 × 27,936,522.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,114,032.80x = 2,016,787,424,335,788.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,016,787,424,335,788.50/48,114,032.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,916,823.57

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.