Home / 87,995,462.40-132,024,686.40-36,893,145.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,995,462.40, 132,024,686.40 and 36,893,145.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,995,462.40, 132,024,686.40 and 36,893,145.60 is: 55,352,922.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,995,462.40 : 132,024,686.40 = 36,893,145.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,995,462.40/132,024,686.40 = 36,893,145.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,995,462.40x = 132,024,686.40 × 36,893,145.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,995,462.40x = 4,870,805,978,149,540
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,870,805,978,149,540/87,995,462.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,352,922.13

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.