Home / 50,747,718.78-70,031,921.13-27,542,845.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,747,718.78, 70,031,921.13 and 27,542,845.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,747,718.78, 70,031,921.13 and 27,542,845.98 is: 38,009,165.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,747,718.78 : 70,031,921.13 = 27,542,845.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,747,718.78/70,031,921.13 = 27,542,845.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,747,718.78x = 70,031,921.13 × 27,542,845.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,747,718.78x = 1,928,878,417,367,097.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,928,878,417,367,097.50/50,747,718.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,009,165.02

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.