Home / 517,204,809.60-713,757,754.80-282,270,548.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 517,204,809.60, 713,757,754.80 and 282,270,548.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 517,204,809.60, 713,757,754.80 and 282,270,548.04 is: 389,541,606.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    517,204,809.60 : 713,757,754.80 = 282,270,548.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    517,204,809.60/713,757,754.80 = 282,270,548.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    517,204,809.60x = 713,757,754.80 × 282,270,548.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    517,204,809.60x = 201,472,792,615,195,936
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 201,472,792,615,195,936/517,204,809.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 389,541,606.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.