Home / 48,525,365,829.20-72,788,048,743.80-31,691,582,430.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,525,365,829.20, 72,788,048,743.80 and 31,691,582,430.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,525,365,829.20, 72,788,048,743.80 and 31,691,582,430.80 is: 47,537,373,646.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,525,365,829.20 : 72,788,048,743.80 = 31,691,582,430.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,525,365,829.20/72,788,048,743.80 = 31,691,582,430.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,525,365,829.20x = 72,788,048,743.80 × 31,691,582,430.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,525,365,829.20x = 2,306,768,446,741,226,192,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,306,768,446,741,226,192,896/48,525,365,829.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,537,373,646.20

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.