Home / 48,462,043.20-72,693,064.80-17,756,563.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,462,043.20, 72,693,064.80 and 17,756,563.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,462,043.20, 72,693,064.80 and 17,756,563.20 is: 26,634,844.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,462,043.20 : 72,693,064.80 = 17,756,563.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,462,043.20/72,693,064.80 = 17,756,563.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,462,043.20x = 72,693,064.80 × 17,756,563.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,462,043.20x = 1,290,778,999,322,895.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,290,778,999,322,895.25/48,462,043.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,634,844.80

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.