Home / 62,238,498.40-87,261,443.60-62,238,498.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,238,498.40, 87,261,443.60 and 62,238,498.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,238,498.40, 87,261,443.60 and 62,238,498.40 is: 87,261,443.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,238,498.40 : 87,261,443.60 = 62,238,498.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,238,498.40/87,261,443.60 = 62,238,498.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,238,498.40x = 87,261,443.60 × 62,238,498.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,238,498.40x = 5,431,021,217,880,290
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,431,021,217,880,290/62,238,498.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,261,443.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.