Home / 466,115,020,392.62-643,231,938,439.74-260,352,187,662.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 466,115,020,392.62, 643,231,938,439.74 and 260,352,187,662.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 466,115,020,392.62, 643,231,938,439.74 and 260,352,187,662.24 is: 359,282,226,532.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    466,115,020,392.62 : 643,231,938,439.74 = 260,352,187,662.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    466,115,020,392.62/643,231,938,439.74 = 260,352,187,662.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    466,115,020,392.62x = 643,231,938,439.74 × 260,352,187,662.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    466,115,020,392.62x = 167,466,842,347,009,579,417,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 167,466,842,347,009,579,417,600/466,115,020,392.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 359,282,226,532.73

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.