Home / 258,820,031.40-388,230,047.10-200,999,250.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 258,820,031.40, 388,230,047.10 and 200,999,250.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 258,820,031.40, 388,230,047.10 and 200,999,250.60 is: 301,498,875.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    258,820,031.40 : 388,230,047.10 = 200,999,250.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    258,820,031.40/388,230,047.10 = 200,999,250.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    258,820,031.40x = 388,230,047.10 × 200,999,250.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    258,820,031.40x = 78,033,948,527,502,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 78,033,948,527,502,704/258,820,031.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 301,498,875.90

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.