Home / 487,782,003.40-731,430,904.20-176,877,208.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 487,782,003.40, 731,430,904.20 and 176,877,208.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 487,782,003.40, 731,430,904.20 and 176,877,208.60 is: 265,228,023.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    487,782,003.40 : 731,430,904.20 = 176,877,208.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    487,782,003.40/731,430,904.20 = 176,877,208.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    487,782,003.40x = 731,430,904.20 × 176,877,208.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    487,782,003.40x = 129,373,456,618,670,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,373,456,618,670,016/487,782,003.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 265,228,023.41

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.