Home / 49,731,286,998.40-74,596,930,497.60-49,731,286,998.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,731,286,998.40, 74,596,930,497.60 and 49,731,286,998.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,731,286,998.40, 74,596,930,497.60 and 49,731,286,998.40 is: 74,596,930,497.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,731,286,998.40 : 74,596,930,497.60 = 49,731,286,998.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,731,286,998.40/74,596,930,497.60 = 49,731,286,998.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,731,286,998.40x = 74,596,930,497.60 × 49,731,286,998.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,731,286,998.40x = 3,709,801,359,775,843,745,792
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,709,801,359,775,843,745,792/49,731,286,998.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,596,930,497.60

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.