Home / 460,929,572.27-636,044,357.30-259,975,372.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 460,929,572.27, 636,044,357.30 and 259,975,372.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 460,929,572.27, 636,044,357.30 and 259,975,372.73 is: 358,744,326.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    460,929,572.27 : 636,044,357.30 = 259,975,372.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    460,929,572.27/636,044,357.30 = 259,975,372.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    460,929,572.27x = 636,044,357.30 × 259,975,372.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    460,929,572.27x = 165,355,868,859,350,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 165,355,868,859,350,496/460,929,572.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 358,744,326.27

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.