Home / 456,962,716.50-630,608,548.77-261,392,428.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 456,962,716.50, 630,608,548.77 and 261,392,428.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 456,962,716.50, 630,608,548.77 and 261,392,428.50 is: 360,721,551.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    456,962,716.50 : 630,608,548.77 = 261,392,428.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    456,962,716.50/630,608,548.77 = 261,392,428.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    456,962,716.50x = 630,608,548.77 × 261,392,428.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    456,962,716.50x = 164,836,299,995,850,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 164,836,299,995,850,976/456,962,716.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,721,551.33

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.