Home / 852,800,722.09-1,275,508,231.57-502,211,087.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 852,800,722.09, 1,275,508,231.57 and 502,211,087.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 852,800,722.09, 1,275,508,231.57 and 502,211,087.40 is: 751,141,924.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    852,800,722.09 : 1,275,508,231.57 = 502,211,087.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    852,800,722.09/1,275,508,231.57 = 502,211,087.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    852,800,722.09x = 1,275,508,231.57 × 502,211,087.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    852,800,722.09x = 640,574,375,964,420,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 640,574,375,964,420,608/852,800,722.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 751,141,924.92

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.