Home / 48,292,556.20-72,522,815.10-25,617,740.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,292,556.20, 72,522,815.10 and 25,617,740.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,292,556.20, 72,522,815.10 and 25,617,740.20 is: 38,471,159.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,292,556.20 : 72,522,815.10 = 25,617,740.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,292,556.20/72,522,815.10 = 25,617,740.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,292,556.20x = 72,522,815.10 × 25,617,740.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,292,556.20x = 1,857,870,635,804,436.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,857,870,635,804,436.75/48,292,556.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,471,159.57

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.