Home / 1,242,175,520.40-1,861,680,767.40-660,188,576.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,242,175,520.40, 1,861,680,767.40 and 660,188,576.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,242,175,520.40, 1,861,680,767.40 and 660,188,576.40 is: 989,441,794.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,242,175,520.40 : 1,861,680,767.40 = 660,188,576.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,242,175,520.40/1,861,680,767.40 = 660,188,576.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,242,175,520.40x = 1,861,680,767.40 × 660,188,576.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,242,175,520.40x = 1,229,060,375,541,065,472
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,229,060,375,541,065,472/1,242,175,520.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 989,441,794.14

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.