Home / 738,257,925.20-1,107,812,040.60-278,526,030.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 738,257,925.20, 1,107,812,040.60 and 278,526,030.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 738,257,925.20, 1,107,812,040.60 and 278,526,030.80 is: 417,949,445.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    738,257,925.20 : 1,107,812,040.60 = 278,526,030.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    738,257,925.20/1,107,812,040.60 = 278,526,030.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    738,257,925.20x = 1,107,812,040.60 × 278,526,030.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    738,257,925.20x = 308,554,490,540,766,464
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 308,554,490,540,766,464/738,257,925.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 417,949,445.59

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.