Home / 478,800,208,293.36-660,743,856,202.08-270,271,033,273.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 478,800,208,293.36, 660,743,856,202.08 and 270,271,033,273.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 478,800,208,293.36, 660,743,856,202.08 and 270,271,033,273.44 is: 372,973,782,491.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    478,800,208,293.36 : 660,743,856,202.08 = 270,271,033,273.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    478,800,208,293.36/660,743,856,202.08 = 270,271,033,273.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    478,800,208,293.36x = 660,743,856,202.08 × 270,271,033,273.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    478,800,208,293.36x = 178,579,924,744,813,416,546,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 178,579,924,744,813,416,546,304/478,800,208,293.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 372,973,782,491.34

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.