Home / 979,807,741.20-1,467,696,072.60-495,406,486.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 979,807,741.20, 1,467,696,072.60 and 495,406,486.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 979,807,741.20, 1,467,696,072.60 and 495,406,486.80 is: 742,090,641.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    979,807,741.20 : 1,467,696,072.60 = 495,406,486.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    979,807,741.20/1,467,696,072.60 = 495,406,486.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    979,807,741.20x = 1,467,696,072.60 × 495,406,486.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    979,807,741.20x = 727,106,155,016,923,648
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 727,106,155,016,923,648/979,807,741.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 742,090,641.30

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.