Home / 2,683,810,766.94-3,703,684,588.65-1,478,179,346.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,683,810,766.94, 3,703,684,588.65 and 1,478,179,346.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,683,810,766.94, 3,703,684,588.65 and 1,478,179,346.12 is: 2,039,901,669.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,683,810,766.94 : 3,703,684,588.65 = 1,478,179,346.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,683,810,766.94/3,703,684,588.65 = 1,478,179,346.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,683,810,766.94x = 3,703,684,588.65 × 1,478,179,346.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,683,810,766.94x = 5,474,710,063,466,859,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,474,710,063,466,859,520/2,683,810,766.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,039,901,669.26

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.