Home / 258,756,247,118.50-388,142,277,771.40-88,773,451,714.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 258,756,247,118.50, 388,142,277,771.40 and 88,773,451,714.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 258,756,247,118.50, 388,142,277,771.40 and 88,773,451,714.42 is: 133,162,890,317.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    258,756,247,118.50 : 388,142,277,771.40 = 88,773,451,714.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    258,756,247,118.50/388,142,277,771.40 = 88,773,451,714.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    258,756,247,118.50x = 388,142,277,771.40 × 88,773,451,714.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    258,756,247,118.50x = 34,456,729,754,064,373,415,936
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,456,729,754,064,373,415,936/258,756,247,118.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 133,162,890,317.72

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.