Home / 1,452,216,992.42-2,173,816,444.06-786,577,839.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,452,216,992.42, 2,173,816,444.06 and 786,577,839.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,452,216,992.42, 2,173,816,444.06 and 786,577,839.68 is: 1,177,424,483.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,452,216,992.42 : 2,173,816,444.06 = 786,577,839.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,452,216,992.42/2,173,816,444.06 = 786,577,839.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,452,216,992.42x = 2,173,816,444.06 × 786,577,839.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,452,216,992.42x = 1,709,875,842,433,042,432
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,709,875,842,433,042,432/1,452,216,992.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,177,424,483.64

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.