Home / 272,574,010.20-408,861,015.30-163,734,893.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 272,574,010.20, 408,861,015.30 and 163,734,893.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 272,574,010.20, 408,861,015.30 and 163,734,893.40 is: 245,602,340.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    272,574,010.20 : 408,861,015.30 = 163,734,893.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    272,574,010.20/408,861,015.30 = 163,734,893.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    272,574,010.20x = 408,861,015.30 × 163,734,893.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    272,574,010.20x = 66,944,814,755,561,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 66,944,814,755,561,272/272,574,010.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 245,602,340.10

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.