Home / 281,581,981.60-388,583,971.60-156,143,014.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 281,581,981.60, 388,583,971.60 and 156,143,014.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 281,581,981.60, 388,583,971.60 and 156,143,014.52 is: 215,477,824.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    281,581,981.60 : 388,583,971.60 = 156,143,014.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    281,581,981.60/388,583,971.60 = 156,143,014.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    281,581,981.60x = 388,583,971.60 × 156,143,014.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    281,581,981.60x = 60,674,672,719,778,072
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,674,672,719,778,072/281,581,981.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 215,477,824.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.