Home / 1,058,604,882.60-1,587,907,323.90-973,952,236.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,058,604,882.60, 1,587,907,323.90 and 973,952,236.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,058,604,882.60, 1,587,907,323.90 and 973,952,236.20 is: 1,460,928,354.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,058,604,882.60 : 1,587,907,323.90 = 973,952,236.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,058,604,882.60/1,587,907,323.90 = 973,952,236.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,058,604,882.60x = 1,587,907,323.90 × 973,952,236.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,058,604,882.60x = 1,546,545,888,990,762,752
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,546,545,888,990,762,752/1,058,604,882.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,460,928,354.30

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.