Home / 857,304,008.40-1,285,956,012.60-851,257,390.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 857,304,008.40, 1,285,956,012.60 and 851,257,390.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 857,304,008.40, 1,285,956,012.60 and 851,257,390.80 is: 1,276,886,086.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    857,304,008.40 : 1,285,956,012.60 = 851,257,390.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    857,304,008.40/1,285,956,012.60 = 851,257,390.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    857,304,008.40x = 1,285,956,012.60 × 851,257,390.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    857,304,008.40x = 1,094,679,559,969,447,808
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,094,679,559,969,447,808/857,304,008.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,276,886,086.20

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.