Home / 879,063,936.40-1,318,595,904.60-265,742,822.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 879,063,936.40, 1,318,595,904.60 and 265,742,822.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 879,063,936.40, 1,318,595,904.60 and 265,742,822.80 is: 398,614,234.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    879,063,936.40 : 1,318,595,904.60 = 265,742,822.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    879,063,936.40/1,318,595,904.60 = 265,742,822.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    879,063,936.40x = 1,318,595,904.60 × 265,742,822.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    879,063,936.40x = 350,407,397,820,923,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 350,407,397,820,923,520/879,063,936.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 398,614,234.20

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.