Home / 279,936,800.40-419,905,200.60-251,719,251.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 279,936,800.40, 419,905,200.60 and 251,719,251.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 279,936,800.40, 419,905,200.60 and 251,719,251.60 is: 377,578,877.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    279,936,800.40 : 419,905,200.60 = 251,719,251.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    279,936,800.40/419,905,200.60 = 251,719,251.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    279,936,800.40x = 419,905,200.60 × 251,719,251.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    279,936,800.40x = 105,698,222,837,979,872
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,698,222,837,979,872/279,936,800.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 377,578,877.40

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.