Home / 1,001,491,229.28-1,501,176,580.38-336,872,547.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,001,491,229.28, 1,501,176,580.38 and 336,872,547.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,001,491,229.28, 1,501,176,580.38 and 336,872,547.12 is: 504,952,178.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,001,491,229.28 : 1,501,176,580.38 = 336,872,547.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,001,491,229.28/1,501,176,580.38 = 336,872,547.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,001,491,229.28x = 1,501,176,580.38 × 336,872,547.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,001,491,229.28x = 505,705,178,309,502,080
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 505,705,178,309,502,080/1,001,491,229.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 504,952,178.84

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.