Home / 840,238,870.48-1,260,802,356.60-596,172,819.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 840,238,870.48, 1,260,802,356.60 and 596,172,819.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 840,238,870.48, 1,260,802,356.60 and 596,172,819.92 is: 894,574,296.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    840,238,870.48 : 1,260,802,356.60 = 596,172,819.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    840,238,870.48/1,260,802,356.60 = 596,172,819.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    840,238,870.48x = 1,260,802,356.60 × 596,172,819.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    840,238,870.48x = 751,656,096,296,003,328
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 751,656,096,296,003,328/840,238,870.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 894,574,296.31

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.