Home / 483,249,970.65-724,578,298.56-187,800,115.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 483,249,970.65, 724,578,298.56 and 187,800,115.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 483,249,970.65, 724,578,298.56 and 187,800,115.98 is: 281,584,887.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    483,249,970.65 : 724,578,298.56 = 187,800,115.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    483,249,970.65/724,578,298.56 = 187,800,115.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    483,249,970.65x = 724,578,298.56 × 187,800,115.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    483,249,970.65x = 136,075,888,506,159,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,075,888,506,159,056/483,249,970.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 281,584,887.26

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.