Home / 736,500,396.95-1,016,356,141.01-401,975,317.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 736,500,396.95, 1,016,356,141.01 and 401,975,317.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 736,500,396.95, 1,016,356,141.01 and 401,975,317.34 is: 554,718,074.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    736,500,396.95 : 1,016,356,141.01 = 401,975,317.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    736,500,396.95/1,016,356,141.01 = 401,975,317.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    736,500,396.95x = 1,016,356,141.01 × 401,975,317.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    736,500,396.95x = 408,550,082,312,952,512
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 408,550,082,312,952,512/736,500,396.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 554,718,074.84

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.