Home / 72,893,975.50-100,595,785.72-40,301,027.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,893,975.50, 100,595,785.72 and 40,301,027.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,893,975.50, 100,595,785.72 and 40,301,027.02 is: 55,616,578.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,893,975.50 : 100,595,785.72 = 40,301,027.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,893,975.50/100,595,785.72 = 40,301,027.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,893,975.50x = 100,595,785.72 × 40,301,027.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,893,975.50x = 4,054,113,478,399,850.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,054,113,478,399,850.50/72,893,975.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,616,578.06

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.