Home / 48,284,749.20-72,427,123.80-15,941,643.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,284,749.20, 72,427,123.80 and 15,941,643.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,284,749.20, 72,427,123.80 and 15,941,643.60 is: 23,912,465.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,284,749.20 : 72,427,123.80 = 15,941,643.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,284,749.20/72,427,123.80 = 15,941,643.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,284,749.20x = 72,427,123.80 × 15,941,643.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,284,749.20x = 1,154,607,394,592,677.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,154,607,394,592,677.50/48,284,749.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,912,465.40

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.