Home / 86,583,650.40-129,875,475.60-25,991,503.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,583,650.40, 129,875,475.60 and 25,991,503.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,583,650.40, 129,875,475.60 and 25,991,503.20 is: 38,987,254.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,583,650.40 : 129,875,475.60 = 25,991,503.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,583,650.40/129,875,475.60 = 25,991,503.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,583,650.40x = 129,875,475.60 × 25,991,503.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,583,650.40x = 3,375,658,839,658,921.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,375,658,839,658,921.50/86,583,650.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,987,254.80

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.