Home / 226,904,542.86-340,455,813.32-79,457,929.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 226,904,542.86, 340,455,813.32 and 79,457,929.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 226,904,542.86, 340,455,813.32 and 79,457,929.95 is: 119,221,562.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    226,904,542.86 : 340,455,813.32 = 79,457,929.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    226,904,542.86/340,455,813.32 = 79,457,929.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    226,904,542.86x = 340,455,813.32 × 79,457,929.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    226,904,542.86x = 27,051,914,167,326,192
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,051,914,167,326,192/226,904,542.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,221,562.63

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.