Home / 49,244,780.24-74,203,301.90-40,465,987.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,244,780.24, 74,203,301.90 and 40,465,987.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,244,780.24, 74,203,301.90 and 40,465,987.28 is: 60,975,190.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,244,780.24 : 74,203,301.90 = 40,465,987.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,244,780.24/74,203,301.90 = 40,465,987.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,244,780.24x = 74,203,301.90 × 40,465,987.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,244,780.24x = 3,002,709,870,819,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,002,709,870,819,400/49,244,780.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,975,190.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.