Home / 972,280,025,980.68-1,458,287,647,886.30-255,923,985,213.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 972,280,025,980.68, 1,458,287,647,886.30 and 255,923,985,213.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 972,280,025,980.68, 1,458,287,647,886.30 and 255,923,985,213.48 is: 383,851,129,779.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    972,280,025,980.68 : 1,458,287,647,886.30 = 255,923,985,213.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    972,280,025,980.68/1,458,287,647,886.30 = 255,923,985,213.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    972,280,025,980.68x = 1,458,287,647,886.30 × 255,923,985,213.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    972,280,025,980.68x = 373,210,786,434,653,968,400,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 373,210,786,434,653,968,400,384/972,280,025,980.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 383,851,129,779.43

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.