Home / 1,154,387,086.02-1,731,581,219.52-280,988,603.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,154,387,086.02, 1,731,581,219.52 and 280,988,603.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,154,387,086.02, 1,731,581,219.52 and 280,988,603.10 is: 421,483,048.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,154,387,086.02 : 1,731,581,219.52 = 280,988,603.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,154,387,086.02/1,731,581,219.52 = 280,988,603.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,154,387,086.02x = 1,731,581,219.52 × 280,988,603.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,154,387,086.02x = 486,554,588,027,119,296
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 486,554,588,027,119,296/1,154,387,086.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 421,483,048.38

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.