Home / 496,287,389.40-744,459,077.70-151,252,272.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 496,287,389.40, 744,459,077.70 and 151,252,272.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 496,287,389.40, 744,459,077.70 and 151,252,272.60 is: 226,886,940.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    496,287,389.40 : 744,459,077.70 = 151,252,272.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    496,287,389.40/744,459,077.70 = 151,252,272.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    496,287,389.40x = 744,459,077.70 × 151,252,272.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    496,287,389.40x = 112,601,127,359,824,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 112,601,127,359,824,976/496,287,389.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,886,940.44

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.