Home / 394,482,503,882.40-591,723,755,823.60-337,996,596,586.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 394,482,503,882.40, 591,723,755,823.60 and 337,996,596,586.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 394,482,503,882.40, 591,723,755,823.60 and 337,996,596,586.20 is: 506,994,894,879.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    394,482,503,882.40 : 591,723,755,823.60 = 337,996,596,586.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    394,482,503,882.40/591,723,755,823.60 = 337,996,596,586.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    394,482,503,882.40x = 591,723,755,823.60 × 337,996,596,586.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    394,482,503,882.40x = 200,000,615,587,580,452,274,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 200,000,615,587,580,452,274,176/394,482,503,882.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 506,994,894,879.30

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.