Home / 877,940,542.09-1,211,446,594.56-481,359,173.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 877,940,542.09, 1,211,446,594.56 and 481,359,173.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 877,940,542.09, 1,211,446,594.56 and 481,359,173.14 is: 664,214,605.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    877,940,542.09 : 1,211,446,594.56 = 481,359,173.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    877,940,542.09/1,211,446,594.56 = 481,359,173.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    877,940,542.09x = 1,211,446,594.56 × 481,359,173.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    877,940,542.09x = 583,140,931,060,670,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 583,140,931,060,670,336/877,940,542.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 664,214,605.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.