Home / 3,587,264,927.20-5,380,897,390.80-1,648,568,159.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,587,264,927.20, 5,380,897,390.80 and 1,648,568,159.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,587,264,927.20, 5,380,897,390.80 and 1,648,568,159.20 is: 2,472,852,238.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,587,264,927.20 : 5,380,897,390.80 = 1,648,568,159.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,587,264,927.20/5,380,897,390.80 = 1,648,568,159.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,587,264,927.20x = 5,380,897,390.80 × 1,648,568,159.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,587,264,927.20x = 8,870,776,106,395,239,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,870,776,106,395,239,424/3,587,264,927.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,472,852,238.80

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.