Home / 1,799,172,055.20-2,698,758,082.80-572,464,509.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,799,172,055.20, 2,698,758,082.80 and 572,464,509.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,799,172,055.20, 2,698,758,082.80 and 572,464,509.60 is: 858,696,764.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,799,172,055.20 : 2,698,758,082.80 = 572,464,509.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,799,172,055.20/2,698,758,082.80 = 572,464,509.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,799,172,055.20x = 2,698,758,082.80 × 572,464,509.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,799,172,055.20x = 1,544,943,222,399,138,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,544,943,222,399,138,304/1,799,172,055.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 858,696,764.40

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.