Home / 576,574,848,002.55-864,862,272,003.78-576,574,848,002.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 576,574,848,002.55, 864,862,272,003.78 and 576,574,848,002.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 576,574,848,002.55, 864,862,272,003.78 and 576,574,848,002.55 is: 864,862,272,003.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    576,574,848,002.55 : 864,862,272,003.78 = 576,574,848,002.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    576,574,848,002.55/864,862,272,003.78 = 576,574,848,002.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    576,574,848,002.55x = 864,862,272,003.78 × 576,574,848,002.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    576,574,848,002.55x = 498,657,833,023,719,547,600,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 498,657,833,023,719,547,600,896/576,574,848,002.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 864,862,272,003.78

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.