Home / 98,843,859.36-148,266,663.84-40,583,579.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 98,843,859.36, 148,266,663.84 and 40,583,579.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 98,843,859.36, 148,266,663.84 and 40,583,579.04 is: 60,875,727.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    98,843,859.36 : 148,266,663.84 = 40,583,579.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    98,843,859.36/148,266,663.84 = 40,583,579.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    98,843,859.36x = 148,266,663.84 × 40,583,579.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    98,843,859.36x = 6,017,191,870,947,750
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,017,191,870,947,750/98,843,859.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,875,727.74

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.