Home / 50,985,222.48-70,359,617.04-27,780,348.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,985,222.48, 70,359,617.04 and 27,780,348.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,985,222.48, 70,359,617.04 and 27,780,348.96 is: 38,336,887.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,985,222.48 : 70,359,617.04 = 27,780,348.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,985,222.48/70,359,617.04 = 27,780,348.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,985,222.48x = 70,359,617.04 × 27,780,348.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,985,222.48x = 1,954,614,714,063,162.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,954,614,714,063,162.50/50,985,222.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,336,887.02

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.