Home / 99,856,008.40-149,784,012.60-48,711,701.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 99,856,008.40, 149,784,012.60 and 48,711,701.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 99,856,008.40, 149,784,012.60 and 48,711,701.20 is: 73,067,551.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    99,856,008.40 : 149,784,012.60 = 48,711,701.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    99,856,008.40/149,784,012.60 = 48,711,701.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    99,856,008.40x = 149,784,012.60 × 48,711,701.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    99,856,008.40x = 7,296,234,066,308,235
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,296,234,066,308,235/99,856,008.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,067,551.80

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.