Home / 78,847,964.10-118,271,946.15-55,889,712.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,847,964.10, 118,271,946.15 and 55,889,712.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,847,964.10, 118,271,946.15 and 55,889,712.90 is: 83,834,569.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,847,964.10 : 118,271,946.15 = 55,889,712.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,847,964.10/118,271,946.15 = 55,889,712.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,847,964.10x = 118,271,946.15 × 55,889,712.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,847,964.10x = 6,610,185,114,447,760
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,610,185,114,447,760/78,847,964.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,834,569.35

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.