Home / 896,860,850.55-1,345,291,275.83-858,118,801.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 896,860,850.55, 1,345,291,275.83 and 858,118,801.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 896,860,850.55, 1,345,291,275.83 and 858,118,801.65 is: 1,287,178,202.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    896,860,850.55 : 1,345,291,275.83 = 858,118,801.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    896,860,850.55/1,345,291,275.83 = 858,118,801.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    896,860,850.55x = 1,345,291,275.83 × 858,118,801.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    896,860,850.55x = 1,154,419,737,481,148,672
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,154,419,737,481,148,672/896,860,850.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,287,178,202.48

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.