Home / 391,192,003.20-587,165,918.40-238,136,995.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 391,192,003.20, 587,165,918.40 and 238,136,995.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 391,192,003.20, 587,165,918.40 and 238,136,995.20 is: 357,435,546.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    391,192,003.20 : 587,165,918.40 = 238,136,995.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    391,192,003.20/587,165,918.40 = 238,136,995.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    391,192,003.20x = 587,165,918.40 × 238,136,995.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    391,192,003.20x = 139,825,927,491,624,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 139,825,927,491,624,384/391,192,003.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 357,435,546.61

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.