Home / 48,387,042.30-72,580,563.45-24,200,571.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,387,042.30, 72,580,563.45 and 24,200,571.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,387,042.30, 72,580,563.45 and 24,200,571.90 is: 36,300,857.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,387,042.30 : 72,580,563.45 = 24,200,571.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,387,042.30/72,580,563.45 = 24,200,571.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,387,042.30x = 72,580,563.45 × 24,200,571.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,387,042.30x = 1,756,491,144,314,237
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,756,491,144,314,237/48,387,042.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,300,857.85

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.