Home / 48,702,453,484.55-67,185,502,593.13-42,263,235,737.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,702,453,484.55, 67,185,502,593.13 and 42,263,235,737.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,702,453,484.55, 67,185,502,593.13 and 42,263,235,737.21 is: 58,302,539,832.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,702,453,484.55 : 67,185,502,593.13 = 42,263,235,737.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,702,453,484.55/67,185,502,593.13 = 42,263,235,737.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,702,453,484.55x = 67,185,502,593.13 × 42,263,235,737.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,702,453,484.55x = 2,839,476,734,216,050,835,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,839,476,734,216,050,835,456/48,702,453,484.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,302,539,832.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.