Home / 512,460,421.80-768,615,983.10-148,916,869.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 512,460,421.80, 768,615,983.10 and 148,916,869.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 512,460,421.80, 768,615,983.10 and 148,916,869.80 is: 223,353,612.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    512,460,421.80 : 768,615,983.10 = 148,916,869.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    512,460,421.80/768,615,983.10 = 148,916,869.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    512,460,421.80x = 768,615,983.10 × 148,916,869.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    512,460,421.80x = 114,459,886,281,501,712
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 114,459,886,281,501,712/512,460,421.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 223,353,612.13

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.