Home / 78,833,157.60-118,169,254.80-53,276,750.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,833,157.60, 118,169,254.80 and 53,276,750.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,833,157.60, 118,169,254.80 and 53,276,750.40 is: 79,860,734.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,833,157.60 : 118,169,254.80 = 53,276,750.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,833,157.60/118,169,254.80 = 53,276,750.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,833,157.60x = 118,169,254.80 × 53,276,750.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,833,157.60x = 6,295,673,892,933,602
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,295,673,892,933,602/78,833,157.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,860,734.80

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.