Home / 1,462,492,425.68-2,018,243,380.56-793,437,436.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,462,492,425.68, 2,018,243,380.56 and 793,437,436.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,462,492,425.68, 2,018,243,380.56 and 793,437,436.28 is: 1,094,945,741.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,462,492,425.68 : 2,018,243,380.56 = 793,437,436.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,462,492,425.68/2,018,243,380.56 = 793,437,436.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,462,492,425.68x = 2,018,243,380.56 × 793,437,436.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,462,492,425.68x = 1,601,349,853,660,606,720
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,601,349,853,660,606,720/1,462,492,425.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,094,945,741.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.