Home / 437,638,442.20-656,457,663.30-255,792,016.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 437,638,442.20, 656,457,663.30 and 255,792,016.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 437,638,442.20, 656,457,663.30 and 255,792,016.60 is: 383,688,024.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    437,638,442.20 : 656,457,663.30 = 255,792,016.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    437,638,442.20/656,457,663.30 = 255,792,016.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    437,638,442.20x = 656,457,663.30 × 255,792,016.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    437,638,442.20x = 167,916,629,508,030,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 167,916,629,508,030,784/437,638,442.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 383,688,024.90

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.