Home / 488,448,010.20-732,672,015.30-345,120,778.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 488,448,010.20, 732,672,015.30 and 345,120,778.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 488,448,010.20, 732,672,015.30 and 345,120,778.20 is: 517,681,167.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    488,448,010.20 : 732,672,015.30 = 345,120,778.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    488,448,010.20/732,672,015.30 = 345,120,778.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    488,448,010.20x = 732,672,015.30 × 345,120,778.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    488,448,010.20x = 252,860,336,085,698,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 252,860,336,085,698,272/488,448,010.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 517,681,167.30

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.