Home / 2,361,963,973.80-3,542,945,960.70-725,975,999.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,361,963,973.80, 3,542,945,960.70 and 725,975,999.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,361,963,973.80, 3,542,945,960.70 and 725,975,999.40 is: 1,088,963,999.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,361,963,973.80 : 3,542,945,960.70 = 725,975,999.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,361,963,973.80/3,542,945,960.70 = 725,975,999.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,361,963,973.80x = 3,542,945,960.70 × 725,975,999.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,361,963,973.80x = 2,572,093,734,639,375,360
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,572,093,734,639,375,360/2,361,963,973.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,088,963,999.10

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.