Home / 3,188,652,022.40-4,782,978,033.60-2,984,578,678.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,188,652,022.40, 4,782,978,033.60 and 2,984,578,678.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,188,652,022.40, 4,782,978,033.60 and 2,984,578,678.40 is: 4,476,868,017.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,188,652,022.40 : 4,782,978,033.60 = 2,984,578,678.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,188,652,022.40/4,782,978,033.60 = 2,984,578,678.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,188,652,022.40x = 4,782,978,033.60 × 2,984,578,678.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,188,652,022.40x = 14,275,174,258,338,119,680
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,275,174,258,338,119,680/3,188,652,022.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,476,868,017.60

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.