Home / 398,563,650.40-597,845,475.60-183,572,802.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 398,563,650.40, 597,845,475.60 and 183,572,802.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 398,563,650.40, 597,845,475.60 and 183,572,802.40 is: 275,359,203.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    398,563,650.40 : 597,845,475.60 = 183,572,802.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    398,563,650.40/597,845,475.60 = 183,572,802.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    398,563,650.40x = 597,845,475.60 × 183,572,802.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    398,563,650.40x = 109,748,169,358,052,832
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,748,169,358,052,832/398,563,650.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 275,359,203.60

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.