Home / 55,408,814.40-83,040,742.80-29,794,670.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,408,814.40, 83,040,742.80 and 29,794,670.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,408,814.40, 83,040,742.80 and 29,794,670.40 is: 44,653,031.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,408,814.40 : 83,040,742.80 = 29,794,670.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,408,814.40/83,040,742.80 = 29,794,670.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,408,814.40x = 83,040,742.80 × 29,794,670.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,408,814.40x = 2,474,171,561,497,173
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,474,171,561,497,173/55,408,814.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,653,031.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.