Home / 1,488,662,780.40-2,232,994,170.60-1,465,704,529.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,488,662,780.40, 2,232,994,170.60 and 1,465,704,529.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,488,662,780.40, 2,232,994,170.60 and 1,465,704,529.20 is: 2,198,556,793.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,488,662,780.40 : 2,232,994,170.60 = 1,465,704,529.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,488,662,780.40/2,232,994,170.60 = 1,465,704,529.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,488,662,780.40x = 2,232,994,170.60 × 1,465,704,529.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,488,662,780.40x = 3,272,909,669,525,617,664
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,272,909,669,525,617,664/1,488,662,780.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,198,556,793.80

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.