Home / 49,998,958.65-69,001,241.99-27,971,144.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,998,958.65, 69,001,241.99 and 27,971,144.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,998,958.65, 69,001,241.99 and 27,971,144.01 is: 38,601,677.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,998,958.65 : 69,001,241.99 = 27,971,144.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,998,958.65/69,001,241.99 = 27,971,144.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,998,958.65x = 69,001,241.99 × 27,971,144.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,998,958.65x = 1,930,043,676,431,293.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,930,043,676,431,293.25/49,998,958.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,601,677.49

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.