Home / 1,011,014,901.85-1,516,522,352.78-898,144,706.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,011,014,901.85, 1,516,522,352.78 and 898,144,706.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,011,014,901.85, 1,516,522,352.78 and 898,144,706.65 is: 1,347,217,059.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,011,014,901.85 : 1,516,522,352.78 = 898,144,706.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,011,014,901.85/1,516,522,352.78 = 898,144,706.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,011,014,901.85x = 1,516,522,352.78 × 898,144,706.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,011,014,901.85x = 1,362,056,523,661,270,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,362,056,523,661,270,272/1,011,014,901.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,347,217,059.98

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.