Home / 48,271,996.80-72,407,995.20-27,864,662.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,271,996.80, 72,407,995.20 and 27,864,662.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,271,996.80, 72,407,995.20 and 27,864,662.40 is: 41,796,993.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,271,996.80 : 72,407,995.20 = 27,864,662.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,271,996.80/72,407,995.20 = 27,864,662.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,271,996.80x = 72,407,995.20 × 27,864,662.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,271,996.80x = 2,017,624,341,308,820.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,017,624,341,308,820.50/48,271,996.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,796,993.60

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.