Home / 279,936,554.40-419,904,831.60-98,183,732.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 279,936,554.40, 419,904,831.60 and 98,183,732.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 279,936,554.40, 419,904,831.60 and 98,183,732.40 is: 147,275,598.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    279,936,554.40 : 419,904,831.60 = 98,183,732.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    279,936,554.40/419,904,831.60 = 98,183,732.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    279,936,554.40x = 419,904,831.60 × 98,183,732.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    279,936,554.40x = 41,227,823,619,281,472
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 41,227,823,619,281,472/279,936,554.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 147,275,598.60

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.