Home / 419,904,783.40-629,857,175.10-282,848,117.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 419,904,783.40, 629,857,175.10 and 282,848,117.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 419,904,783.40, 629,857,175.10 and 282,848,117.80 is: 424,272,176.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    419,904,783.40 : 629,857,175.10 = 282,848,117.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    419,904,783.40/629,857,175.10 = 282,848,117.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    419,904,783.40x = 629,857,175.10 × 282,848,117.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    419,904,783.40x = 178,153,916,459,860,032
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 178,153,916,459,860,032/419,904,783.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 424,272,176.70

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.