Home / 85,192,717.80-127,789,078.50-20,496,522.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,192,717.80, 127,789,078.50 and 20,496,522.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,192,717.80, 127,789,078.50 and 20,496,522.93 is: 30,744,784.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,192,717.80 : 127,789,078.50 = 20,496,522.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,192,717.80/127,789,078.50 = 20,496,522.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,192,717.80x = 127,789,078.50 × 20,496,522.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,192,717.80x = 2,619,231,777,678,820
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,619,231,777,678,820/85,192,717.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,744,784.83

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.