Home / 340,259,938.80-509,256,167.40-313,050,159.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 340,259,938.80, 509,256,167.40 and 313,050,159.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 340,259,938.80, 509,256,167.40 and 313,050,159.60 is: 468,532,161.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    340,259,938.80 : 509,256,167.40 = 313,050,159.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    340,259,938.80/509,256,167.40 = 313,050,159.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    340,259,938.80x = 509,256,167.40 × 313,050,159.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    340,259,938.80x = 159,422,724,481,854,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 159,422,724,481,854,336/340,259,938.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 468,532,161.16

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.