Home / 48,513,892.60-72,753,124.20-16,166,850.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,513,892.60, 72,753,124.20 and 16,166,850.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,513,892.60, 72,753,124.20 and 16,166,850.40 is: 24,244,372.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,513,892.60 : 72,753,124.20 = 16,166,850.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,513,892.60/72,753,124.20 = 16,166,850.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,513,892.60x = 72,753,124.20 × 16,166,850.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,513,892.60x = 1,176,188,875,074,019.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,176,188,875,074,019.75/48,513,892.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,244,372.32

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.