Home / 48,436,163,361.60-72,654,245,042.40-48,436,163,361.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,436,163,361.60, 72,654,245,042.40 and 48,436,163,361.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,436,163,361.60, 72,654,245,042.40 and 48,436,163,361.60 is: 72,654,245,042.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,436,163,361.60 : 72,654,245,042.40 = 48,436,163,361.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,436,163,361.60/72,654,245,042.40 = 48,436,163,361.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,436,163,361.60x = 72,654,245,042.40 × 48,436,163,361.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,436,163,361.60x = 3,519,092,881,787,403,108,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,519,092,881,787,403,108,352/48,436,163,361.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,654,245,042.40

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.