Home / 62,697,831.30-86,535,736.32-36,237,309.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,697,831.30, 86,535,736.32 and 36,237,309.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,697,831.30, 86,535,736.32 and 36,237,309.12 is: 50,014,843.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,697,831.30 : 86,535,736.32 = 36,237,309.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,697,831.30/86,535,736.32 = 36,237,309.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,697,831.30x = 86,535,736.32 × 36,237,309.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,697,831.30x = 3,135,822,226,954,650.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,135,822,226,954,650.50/62,697,831.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,014,843.61

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.