Home / 1,596,112,989.39-2,202,591,745.82-881,635,737.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,596,112,989.39, 2,202,591,745.82 and 881,635,737.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,596,112,989.39, 2,202,591,745.82 and 881,635,737.38 is: 1,216,632,914.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,596,112,989.39 : 2,202,591,745.82 = 881,635,737.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,596,112,989.39/2,202,591,745.82 = 881,635,737.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,596,112,989.39x = 2,202,591,745.82 × 881,635,737.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,596,112,989.39x = 1,941,883,597,957,696,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,941,883,597,957,696,256/1,596,112,989.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,216,632,914.38

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.