Home / 57,939,252.80-86,908,879.20-48,585,891.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,939,252.80, 86,908,879.20 and 48,585,891.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,939,252.80, 86,908,879.20 and 48,585,891.20 is: 72,878,836.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,939,252.80 : 86,908,879.20 = 48,585,891.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,939,252.80/86,908,879.20 = 48,585,891.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,939,252.80x = 86,908,879.20 × 48,585,891.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,939,252.80x = 4,222,545,349,125,143.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,222,545,349,125,143.50/57,939,252.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,878,836.80

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.