Home / 87,644,332,261.02-131,551,511,128.02-42,296,953,285.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,644,332,261.02, 131,551,511,128.02 and 42,296,953,285.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,644,332,261.02, 131,551,511,128.02 and 42,296,953,285.83 is: 63,486,456,879.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,644,332,261.02 : 131,551,511,128.02 = 42,296,953,285.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,644,332,261.02/131,551,511,128.02 = 42,296,953,285.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,644,332,261.02x = 131,551,511,128.02 × 42,296,953,285.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,644,332,261.02x = 5,564,228,120,862,207,770,624
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,564,228,120,862,207,770,624/87,644,332,261.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,486,456,879.96

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.