Home / 885,890,255.20-1,328,835,382.80-394,602,575.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 885,890,255.20, 1,328,835,382.80 and 394,602,575.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 885,890,255.20, 1,328,835,382.80 and 394,602,575.20 is: 591,903,862.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    885,890,255.20 : 1,328,835,382.80 = 394,602,575.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    885,890,255.20/1,328,835,382.80 = 394,602,575.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    885,890,255.20x = 1,328,835,382.80 × 394,602,575.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    885,890,255.20x = 524,361,864,069,757,760
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 524,361,864,069,757,760/885,890,255.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 591,903,862.80

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.