Home / 48,959,227.40-73,456,920.30-20,207,856.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,959,227.40, 73,456,920.30 and 20,207,856.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,959,227.40, 73,456,920.30 and 20,207,856.20 is: 30,319,246.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,959,227.40 : 73,456,920.30 = 20,207,856.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,959,227.40/73,456,920.30 = 20,207,856.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,959,227.40x = 73,456,920.30 × 20,207,856.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,959,227.40x = 1,484,406,882,317,260.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,484,406,882,317,260.75/48,959,227.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,319,246.47

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.