Home / 360,958,341,193.78-498,134,456,867.44-198,383,749,636.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 360,958,341,193.78, 498,134,456,867.44 and 198,383,749,636.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 360,958,341,193.78, 498,134,456,867.44 and 198,383,749,636.80 is: 273,776,140,065.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    360,958,341,193.78 : 498,134,456,867.44 = 198,383,749,636.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    360,958,341,193.78/498,134,456,867.44 = 198,383,749,636.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    360,958,341,193.78x = 498,134,456,867.44 × 198,383,749,636.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    360,958,341,193.78x = 98,821,781,376,653,556,973,568
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 98,821,781,376,653,556,973,568/360,958,341,193.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 273,776,140,065.98

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.