Home / 2,416,221,417.40-3,332,496,572.40-1,569,721,480.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,416,221,417.40, 3,332,496,572.40 and 1,569,721,480.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,416,221,417.40, 3,332,496,572.40 and 1,569,721,480.60 is: 2,164,988,446.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,416,221,417.40 : 3,332,496,572.40 = 1,569,721,480.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,416,221,417.40/3,332,496,572.40 = 1,569,721,480.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,416,221,417.40x = 3,332,496,572.40 × 1,569,721,480.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,416,221,417.40x = 5,231,091,453,722,152,960
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,231,091,453,722,152,960/2,416,221,417.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,164,988,446.86

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.