Home / 3,208,371,021.77-4,809,159,922.04-1,079,189,806.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,208,371,021.77, 4,809,159,922.04 and 1,079,189,806.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,208,371,021.77, 4,809,159,922.04 and 1,079,189,806.13 is: 1,617,642,201.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,208,371,021.77 : 4,809,159,922.04 = 1,079,189,806.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,208,371,021.77/4,809,159,922.04 = 1,079,189,806.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,208,371,021.77x = 4,809,159,922.04 × 1,079,189,806.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,208,371,021.77x = 5,189,996,363,885,071,360
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,189,996,363,885,071,360/3,208,371,021.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,617,642,201.81

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.