Home / 976,793,920.40-1,465,190,880.60-589,373,431.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 976,793,920.40, 1,465,190,880.60 and 589,373,431.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 976,793,920.40, 1,465,190,880.60 and 589,373,431.40 is: 884,060,147.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    976,793,920.40 : 1,465,190,880.60 = 589,373,431.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    976,793,920.40/1,465,190,880.60 = 589,373,431.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    976,793,920.40x = 1,465,190,880.60 × 589,373,431.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    976,793,920.40x = 863,544,576,955,209,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 863,544,576,955,209,600/976,793,920.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 884,060,147.10

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.