Home / 509,935,841.40-764,903,762.10-398,970,960.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 509,935,841.40, 764,903,762.10 and 398,970,960.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 509,935,841.40, 764,903,762.10 and 398,970,960.60 is: 598,456,440.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    509,935,841.40 : 764,903,762.10 = 398,970,960.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    509,935,841.40/764,903,762.10 = 398,970,960.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    509,935,841.40x = 764,903,762.10 × 398,970,960.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    509,935,841.40x = 305,174,388,731,590,912
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 305,174,388,731,590,912/509,935,841.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 598,456,440.90

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.