Home / 48,151,569.18-72,184,838.03-36,842,504.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,151,569.18, 72,184,838.03 and 36,842,504.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,151,569.18, 72,184,838.03 and 36,842,504.70 is: 55,231,226.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,151,569.18 : 72,184,838.03 = 36,842,504.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,151,569.18/72,184,838.03 = 36,842,504.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,151,569.18x = 72,184,838.03 × 36,842,504.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,151,569.18x = 2,659,470,234,389,014
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,659,470,234,389,014/48,151,569.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,231,226.72

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.