Home / 49,998,960.15-69,001,244.06-27,971,145.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,998,960.15, 69,001,244.06 and 27,971,145.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,998,960.15, 69,001,244.06 and 27,971,145.51 is: 38,601,679.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,998,960.15 : 69,001,244.06 = 27,971,145.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,998,960.15/69,001,244.06 = 27,971,145.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,998,960.15x = 69,001,244.06 × 27,971,145.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,998,960.15x = 1,930,043,837,833,427.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,930,043,837,833,427.75/49,998,960.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,601,679.56

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.