Home / 1,789,207,175.96-2,469,123,056.34-985,452,895.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,789,207,175.96, 2,469,123,056.34 and 985,452,895.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,789,207,175.96, 2,469,123,056.34 and 985,452,895.40 is: 1,359,934,443.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,789,207,175.96 : 2,469,123,056.34 = 985,452,895.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,789,207,175.96/2,469,123,056.34 = 985,452,895.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,789,207,175.96x = 2,469,123,056.34 × 985,452,895.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,789,207,175.96x = 2,433,204,464,975,323,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,433,204,464,975,323,136/1,789,207,175.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,359,934,443.41

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.