Home / 824,402,301.20-1,236,603,451.80-279,143,835.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 824,402,301.20, 1,236,603,451.80 and 279,143,835.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 824,402,301.20, 1,236,603,451.80 and 279,143,835.20 is: 418,715,752.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    824,402,301.20 : 1,236,603,451.80 = 279,143,835.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    824,402,301.20/1,236,603,451.80 = 279,143,835.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    824,402,301.20x = 1,236,603,451.80 × 279,143,835.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    824,402,301.20x = 345,190,230,157,010,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 345,190,230,157,010,304/824,402,301.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 418,715,752.80

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.