Home / 1,529,127,842.60-2,294,587,559.10-559,877,436.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,529,127,842.60, 2,294,587,559.10 and 559,877,436.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,529,127,842.60, 2,294,587,559.10 and 559,877,436.20 is: 840,144,142.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,529,127,842.60 : 2,294,587,559.10 = 559,877,436.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,529,127,842.60/2,294,587,559.10 = 559,877,436.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,529,127,842.60x = 2,294,587,559.10 × 559,877,436.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,529,127,842.60x = 1,284,687,799,725,324,032
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,284,687,799,725,324,032/1,529,127,842.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 840,144,142.26

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.