Home / 72,701,319.14-100,326,205.76-40,106,262.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,701,319.14, 100,326,205.76 and 40,106,262.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,701,319.14, 100,326,205.76 and 40,106,262.50 is: 55,345,751.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,701,319.14 : 100,326,205.76 = 40,106,262.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,701,319.14/100,326,205.76 = 40,106,262.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,701,319.14x = 100,326,205.76 × 40,106,262.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,701,319.14x = 4,023,709,143,839,572
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,023,709,143,839,572/72,701,319.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,345,751.51

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.