Home / 497,488,095,374.80-746,306,757,534.50-174,734,021,793.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 497,488,095,374.80, 746,306,757,534.50 and 174,734,021,793.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 497,488,095,374.80, 746,306,757,534.50 and 174,734,021,793.55 is: 262,127,239,723.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    497,488,095,374.80 : 746,306,757,534.50 = 174,734,021,793.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    497,488,095,374.80/746,306,757,534.50 = 174,734,021,793.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    497,488,095,374.80x = 746,306,757,534.50 × 174,734,021,793.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    497,488,095,374.80x = 130,405,181,235,706,952,941,568
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 130,405,181,235,706,952,941,568/497,488,095,374.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 262,127,239,723.12

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.