Home / 1,490,170,377.12-2,056,342,462.98-821,077,978.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,490,170,377.12, 2,056,342,462.98 and 821,077,978.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,490,170,377.12, 2,056,342,462.98 and 821,077,978.98 is: 1,133,036,557.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,490,170,377.12 : 2,056,342,462.98 = 821,077,978.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,490,170,377.12/2,056,342,462.98 = 821,077,978.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,490,170,377.12x = 2,056,342,462.98 × 821,077,978.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,490,170,377.12x = 1,688,417,513,594,373,888
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,688,417,513,594,373,888/1,490,170,377.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,133,036,557.11

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.