Home / 370,978,051.20-556,467,076.80-98,376,374.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 370,978,051.20, 556,467,076.80 and 98,376,374.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 370,978,051.20, 556,467,076.80 and 98,376,374.40 is: 147,564,561.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    370,978,051.20 : 556,467,076.80 = 98,376,374.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    370,978,051.20/556,467,076.80 = 98,376,374.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    370,978,051.20x = 556,467,076.80 × 98,376,374.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    370,978,051.20x = 54,743,213,488,550,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,743,213,488,550,352/370,978,051.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 147,564,561.60

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.