Home / 51,542,046.72-71,128,166.40-28,339,545.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,542,046.72, 71,128,166.40 and 28,339,545.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,542,046.72, 71,128,166.40 and 28,339,545.60 is: 39,108,650.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,542,046.72 : 71,128,166.40 = 28,339,545.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,542,046.72/71,128,166.40 = 28,339,545.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,542,046.72x = 71,128,166.40 × 28,339,545.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,542,046.72x = 2,015,739,915,137,188
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,015,739,915,137,188/51,542,046.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,108,650.96

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.