Home / 48,457,369.44-72,670,326.12-16,100,582.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,457,369.44, 72,670,326.12 and 16,100,582.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,457,369.44, 72,670,326.12 and 16,100,582.40 is: 24,145,647.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,457,369.44 : 72,670,326.12 = 16,100,582.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,457,369.44/72,670,326.12 = 16,100,582.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,457,369.44x = 72,670,326.12 × 16,100,582.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,457,369.44x = 1,170,034,573,729,932.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,170,034,573,729,932.50/48,457,369.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,145,647.76

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.