Home / 486,869,456,912.64-671,880,640,942.53-270,095,657,060.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 486,869,456,912.64, 671,880,640,942.53 and 270,095,657,060.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 486,869,456,912.64, 671,880,640,942.53 and 270,095,657,060.58 is: 372,732,445,227.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    486,869,456,912.64 : 671,880,640,942.53 = 270,095,657,060.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    486,869,456,912.64/671,880,640,942.53 = 270,095,657,060.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    486,869,456,912.64x = 671,880,640,942.53 × 270,095,657,060.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    486,869,456,912.64x = 181,472,043,181,656,265,195,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 181,472,043,181,656,265,195,520/486,869,456,912.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 372,732,445,227.55

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.