Home / 280,961,504,559.72-421,525,045,110.80-113,182,629,984.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 280,961,504,559.72, 421,525,045,110.80 and 113,182,629,984.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 280,961,504,559.72, 421,525,045,110.80 and 113,182,629,984.36 is: 169,807,295,432.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    280,961,504,559.72 : 421,525,045,110.80 = 113,182,629,984.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    280,961,504,559.72/421,525,045,110.80 = 113,182,629,984.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    280,961,504,559.72x = 421,525,045,110.80 × 113,182,629,984.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    280,961,504,559.72x = 47,709,313,209,916,333,228,032
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,709,313,209,916,333,228,032/280,961,504,559.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 169,807,295,432.44

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.