Home / 2,657,758,508.40-3,986,637,762.60-1,277,240,127.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,657,758,508.40, 3,986,637,762.60 and 1,277,240,127.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,657,758,508.40, 3,986,637,762.60 and 1,277,240,127.60 is: 1,915,860,191.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,657,758,508.40 : 3,986,637,762.60 = 1,277,240,127.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,657,758,508.40/3,986,637,762.60 = 1,277,240,127.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,657,758,508.40x = 3,986,637,762.60 × 1,277,240,127.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,657,758,508.40x = 5,091,893,724,598,202,368
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,091,893,724,598,202,368/2,657,758,508.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,915,860,191.40

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.