Home / 258,553,337.40-387,830,006.10-258,553,337.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 258,553,337.40, 387,830,006.10 and 258,553,337.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 258,553,337.40, 387,830,006.10 and 258,553,337.40 is: 387,830,006.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    258,553,337.40 : 387,830,006.10 = 258,553,337.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    258,553,337.40/387,830,006.10 = 258,553,337.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    258,553,337.40x = 387,830,006.10 × 258,553,337.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    258,553,337.40x = 100,274,742,421,017,360
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,274,742,421,017,360/258,553,337.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 387,830,006.10

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.