Home / 1,638,752,427.40-2,458,128,641.10-1,611,542,648.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,638,752,427.40, 2,458,128,641.10 and 1,611,542,648.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,638,752,427.40, 2,458,128,641.10 and 1,611,542,648.20 is: 2,417,313,972.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,638,752,427.40 : 2,458,128,641.10 = 1,611,542,648.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,638,752,427.40/2,458,128,641.10 = 1,611,542,648.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,638,752,427.40x = 2,458,128,641.10 × 1,611,542,648.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,638,752,427.40x = 3,961,379,139,894,561,280
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,961,379,139,894,561,280/1,638,752,427.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,417,313,972.30

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.