Home / 77,232,187.20-115,848,280.80-40,826,510.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,232,187.20, 115,848,280.80 and 40,826,510.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,232,187.20, 115,848,280.80 and 40,826,510.40 is: 61,239,765.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,232,187.20 : 115,848,280.80 = 40,826,510.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,232,187.20/115,848,280.80 = 40,826,510.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,232,187.20x = 115,848,280.80 × 40,826,510.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,232,187.20x = 4,729,681,040,903,320
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,729,681,040,903,320/77,232,187.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,239,765.60

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.