Home / 487,156,003.20-730,734,004.80-383,843,872.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 487,156,003.20, 730,734,004.80 and 383,843,872.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 487,156,003.20, 730,734,004.80 and 383,843,872.80 is: 575,765,809.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    487,156,003.20 : 730,734,004.80 = 383,843,872.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    487,156,003.20/730,734,004.80 = 383,843,872.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    487,156,003.20x = 730,734,004.80 × 383,843,872.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    487,156,003.20x = 280,487,770,389,085,792
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 280,487,770,389,085,792/487,156,003.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 575,765,809.20

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.