Home / 261,617,610,023.70-361,099,475,434.48-170,393,483,156.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 261,617,610,023.70, 361,099,475,434.48 and 170,393,483,156.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 261,617,610,023.70, 361,099,475,434.48 and 170,393,483,156.12 is: 235,186,757,418.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    261,617,610,023.70 : 361,099,475,434.48 = 170,393,483,156.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    261,617,610,023.70/361,099,475,434.48 = 170,393,483,156.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    261,617,610,023.70x = 361,099,475,434.48 × 170,393,483,156.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    261,617,610,023.70x = 61,528,997,385,128,829,255,680
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,528,997,385,128,829,255,680/261,617,610,023.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,186,757,418.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.