Home / 846,401,793.95-1,269,099,735.73-321,809,296.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 846,401,793.95, 1,269,099,735.73 and 321,809,296.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 846,401,793.95, 1,269,099,735.73 and 321,809,296.12 is: 482,522,716.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    846,401,793.95 : 1,269,099,735.73 = 321,809,296.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    846,401,793.95/1,269,099,735.73 = 321,809,296.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    846,401,793.95x = 1,269,099,735.73 × 321,809,296.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    846,401,793.95x = 408,408,092,661,349,312
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 408,408,092,661,349,312/846,401,793.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 482,522,716.26

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.