Home / 49,762,548.40-74,638,516.20-17,415,068.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,762,548.40, 74,638,516.20 and 17,415,068.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,762,548.40, 74,638,516.20 and 17,415,068.80 is: 26,120,746.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,762,548.40 : 74,638,516.20 = 17,415,068.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,762,548.40/74,638,516.20 = 17,415,068.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,762,548.40x = 74,638,516.20 × 17,415,068.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,762,548.40x = 1,299,834,894,752,914.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,299,834,894,752,914.75/49,762,548.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,120,746.15

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.