Home / 2,149,166,671.40-3,218,375,235.90-1,719,184,975.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,149,166,671.40, 3,218,375,235.90 and 1,719,184,975.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,149,166,671.40, 3,218,375,235.90 and 1,719,184,975.40 is: 2,574,478,017.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,149,166,671.40 : 3,218,375,235.90 = 1,719,184,975.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,149,166,671.40/3,218,375,235.90 = 1,719,184,975.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,149,166,671.40x = 3,218,375,235.90 × 1,719,184,975.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,149,166,671.40x = 5,532,982,350,758,711,296
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,532,982,350,758,711,296/2,149,166,671.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,574,478,017.17

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.