Home / 265,291,511,226.18-397,532,338,015.59-157,513,545,749.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 265,291,511,226.18, 397,532,338,015.59 and 157,513,545,749.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 265,291,511,226.18, 397,532,338,015.59 and 157,513,545,749.40 is: 236,029,897,155.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    265,291,511,226.18 : 397,532,338,015.59 = 157,513,545,749.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    265,291,511,226.18/397,532,338,015.59 = 157,513,545,749.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    265,291,511,226.18x = 397,532,338,015.59 × 157,513,545,749.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    265,291,511,226.18x = 62,616,728,110,884,582,326,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,616,728,110,884,582,326,272/265,291,511,226.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 236,029,897,155.28

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.