Home / 551,255,899.42-760,723,520.80-300,362,368

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 551,255,899.42, 760,723,520.80 and 300,362,368

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 551,255,899.42, 760,723,520.80 and 300,362,368 is: 414,494,825.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    551,255,899.42 : 760,723,520.80 = 300,362,368 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    551,255,899.42/760,723,520.80 = 300,362,368/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    551,255,899.42x = 760,723,520.80 × 300,362,368
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    551,255,899.42x = 228,492,718,100,785,248
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 228,492,718,100,785,248/551,255,899.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 414,494,825.98

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.