Home / 559,229,250.54-772,067,410.32-497,178,199.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 559,229,250.54, 772,067,410.32 and 497,178,199.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 559,229,250.54, 772,067,410.32 and 497,178,199.38 is: 686,400,227.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    559,229,250.54 : 772,067,410.32 = 497,178,199.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    559,229,250.54/772,067,410.32 = 497,178,199.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    559,229,250.54x = 772,067,410.32 × 497,178,199.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    559,229,250.54x = 383,855,084,862,877,248
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 383,855,084,862,877,248/559,229,250.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 686,400,227.62

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.