Home / 48,208,812.80-72,313,807.80-14,130,847.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,208,812.80, 72,313,807.80 and 14,130,847.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,208,812.80, 72,313,807.80 and 14,130,847.76 is: 21,196,444.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,208,812.80 : 72,313,807.80 = 14,130,847.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,208,812.80/72,313,807.80 = 14,130,847.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,208,812.80x = 72,313,807.80 × 14,130,847.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,208,812.80x = 1,021,855,408,967,700.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,021,855,408,967,700.50/48,208,812.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,196,444.17

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.