Home / 48,387,738.80-72,689,742.60-40,425,114.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,387,738.80, 72,689,742.60 and 40,425,114.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,387,738.80, 72,689,742.60 and 40,425,114.80 is: 60,728,012.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,387,738.80 : 72,689,742.60 = 40,425,114.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,387,738.80/72,689,742.60 = 40,425,114.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,387,738.80x = 72,689,742.60 × 40,425,114.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,387,738.80x = 2,938,491,189,387,450
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,938,491,189,387,450/48,387,738.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,728,012.14

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.