Home / 386,275,999.40-579,516,642.30-167,832,607.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 386,275,999.40, 579,516,642.30 and 167,832,607.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 386,275,999.40, 579,516,642.30 and 167,832,607.40 is: 251,793,508.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    386,275,999.40 : 579,516,642.30 = 167,832,607.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    386,275,999.40/579,516,642.30 = 167,832,607.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    386,275,999.40x = 579,516,642.30 × 167,832,607.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    386,275,999.40x = 97,261,789,108,902,128
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 97,261,789,108,902,128/386,275,999.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 251,793,508.42

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.