Home / 3,156,656,829.60-4,736,036,833.44-1,058,340,871.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,156,656,829.60, 4,736,036,833.44 and 1,058,340,871.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,156,656,829.60, 4,736,036,833.44 and 1,058,340,871.44 is: 1,587,863,876.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,156,656,829.60 : 4,736,036,833.44 = 1,058,340,871.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,156,656,829.60/4,736,036,833.44 = 1,058,340,871.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,156,656,829.60x = 4,736,036,833.44 × 1,058,340,871.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,156,656,829.60x = 5,012,341,349,474,827,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,012,341,349,474,827,264/3,156,656,829.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,587,863,876.26

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.