Home / 314,928,877.20-472,393,315.80-199,287,315.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 314,928,877.20, 472,393,315.80 and 199,287,315.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 314,928,877.20, 472,393,315.80 and 199,287,315.60 is: 298,930,973.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    314,928,877.20 : 472,393,315.80 = 199,287,315.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    314,928,877.20/472,393,315.80 = 199,287,315.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    314,928,877.20x = 472,393,315.80 × 199,287,315.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    314,928,877.20x = 94,141,995,813,165,072
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 94,141,995,813,165,072/314,928,877.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 298,930,973.40

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.