Home / 547,973,743.20-821,960,598.92-252,781,525.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 547,973,743.20, 821,960,598.92 and 252,781,525.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 547,973,743.20, 821,960,598.92 and 252,781,525.17 is: 379,172,280.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    547,973,743.20 : 821,960,598.92 = 252,781,525.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    547,973,743.20/821,960,598.92 = 252,781,525.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    547,973,743.20x = 821,960,598.92 × 252,781,525.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    547,973,743.20x = 207,776,453,823,185,792
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 207,776,453,823,185,792/547,973,743.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 379,172,280.42

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.