Home / 421,612,366,046.78-581,825,065,144.62-241,171,273,295.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 421,612,366,046.78, 581,825,065,144.62 and 241,171,273,295.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 421,612,366,046.78, 581,825,065,144.62 and 241,171,273,295.02 is: 332,816,357,147.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    421,612,366,046.78 : 581,825,065,144.62 = 241,171,273,295.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    421,612,366,046.78/581,825,065,144.62 = 241,171,273,295.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    421,612,366,046.78x = 581,825,065,144.62 × 241,171,273,295.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    421,612,366,046.78x = 140,319,491,795,885,964,132,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 140,319,491,795,885,964,132,352/421,612,366,046.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 332,816,357,147.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.