Home / 48,346,851.40-72,499,281.90-15,986,249.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,346,851.40, 72,499,281.90 and 15,986,249.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,346,851.40, 72,499,281.90 and 15,986,249.80 is: 23,972,432.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,346,851.40 : 72,499,281.90 = 15,986,249.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,346,851.40/72,499,281.90 = 15,986,249.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,346,851.40x = 72,499,281.90 × 15,986,249.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,346,851.40x = 1,158,991,630,774,018.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,158,991,630,774,018.75/48,346,851.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,972,432.48

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.