Home / 279,776,124.60-419,695,679.70-85,685,998.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 279,776,124.60, 419,695,679.70 and 85,685,998.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 279,776,124.60, 419,695,679.70 and 85,685,998.20 is: 128,538,642.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    279,776,124.60 : 419,695,679.70 = 85,685,998.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    279,776,124.60/419,695,679.70 = 85,685,998.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    279,776,124.60x = 419,695,679.70 × 85,685,998.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    279,776,124.60x = 35,962,043,255,321,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,962,043,255,321,976/279,776,124.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 128,538,642.48

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.