Home / 48,230,891.20-72,430,317.60-25,556,075.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,230,891.20, 72,430,317.60 and 25,556,075.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,230,891.20, 72,430,317.60 and 25,556,075.20 is: 38,378,611.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,230,891.20 : 72,430,317.60 = 25,556,075.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,230,891.20/72,430,317.60 = 25,556,075.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,230,891.20x = 72,430,317.60 × 25,556,075.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,230,891.20x = 1,851,034,643,345,483.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,851,034,643,345,483.25/48,230,891.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,378,611.66

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.