Home / 486,745,276.48-671,741,437.53-274,978,659.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 486,745,276.48, 671,741,437.53 and 274,978,659.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 486,745,276.48, 671,741,437.53 and 274,978,659.71 is: 379,489,168.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    486,745,276.48 : 671,741,437.53 = 274,978,659.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    486,745,276.48/671,741,437.53 = 274,978,659.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    486,745,276.48x = 671,741,437.53 × 274,978,659.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    486,745,276.48x = 184,714,560,163,668,064
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 184,714,560,163,668,064/486,745,276.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 379,489,168.34

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.