Home / 52,379,080.11-72,258,096.33-40,696,694.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,379,080.11, 72,258,096.33 and 40,696,694.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,379,080.11, 72,258,096.33 and 40,696,694.73 is: 56,141,988.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,379,080.11 : 72,258,096.33 = 40,696,694.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,379,080.11/72,258,096.33 = 40,696,694.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,379,080.11x = 72,258,096.33 × 40,696,694.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,379,080.11x = 2,940,665,688,112,943
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,940,665,688,112,943/52,379,080.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,141,988.02

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.