Home / 1,529,893,534.20-2,294,840,301.30-494,859,042.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,529,893,534.20, 2,294,840,301.30 and 494,859,042.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,529,893,534.20, 2,294,840,301.30 and 494,859,042.60 is: 742,288,563.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,529,893,534.20 : 2,294,840,301.30 = 494,859,042.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,529,893,534.20/2,294,840,301.30 = 494,859,042.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,529,893,534.20x = 2,294,840,301.30 × 494,859,042.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,529,893,534.20x = 1,135,622,474,421,213,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,135,622,474,421,213,696/1,529,893,534.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 742,288,563.90

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.