Home / 224,678,851.20-337,018,276.80-186,383,606.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,678,851.20, 337,018,276.80 and 186,383,606.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,678,851.20, 337,018,276.80 and 186,383,606.40 is: 279,575,409.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,678,851.20 : 337,018,276.80 = 186,383,606.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,678,851.20/337,018,276.80 = 186,383,606.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,678,851.20x = 337,018,276.80 × 186,383,606.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,678,851.20x = 62,814,681,852,697,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,814,681,852,697,456/224,678,851.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 279,575,409.60

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.