Home / 1,742,240,791.38-2,404,261,887.75-949,293,334.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,742,240,791.38, 2,404,261,887.75 and 949,293,334.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,742,240,791.38, 2,404,261,887.75 and 949,293,334.20 is: 1,310,008,234.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,742,240,791.38 : 2,404,261,887.75 = 949,293,334.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,742,240,791.38/2,404,261,887.75 = 949,293,334.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,742,240,791.38x = 2,404,261,887.75 × 949,293,334.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,742,240,791.38x = 2,282,349,783,712,183,808
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,282,349,783,712,183,808/1,742,240,791.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,310,008,234.80

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.