Home / 48,291,152.20-72,435,066.18-13,747,767.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,291,152.20, 72,435,066.18 and 13,747,767.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,291,152.20, 72,435,066.18 and 13,747,767.86 is: 20,621,178.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,291,152.20 : 72,435,066.18 = 13,747,767.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,291,152.20/72,435,066.18 = 13,747,767.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,291,152.20x = 72,435,066.18 × 13,747,767.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,291,152.20x = 995,820,474,766,377
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 995,820,474,766,377/48,291,152.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,621,178.61

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.