Home / 3,603,688,225.56-5,403,561,775.92-2,861,471,770.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,603,688,225.56, 5,403,561,775.92 and 2,861,471,770.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,603,688,225.56, 5,403,561,775.92 and 2,861,471,770.20 is: 4,290,642,950.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,603,688,225.56 : 5,403,561,775.92 = 2,861,471,770.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,603,688,225.56/5,403,561,775.92 = 2,861,471,770.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,603,688,225.56x = 5,403,561,775.92 × 2,861,471,770.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,603,688,225.56x = 15,462,139,480,326,856,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,462,139,480,326,856,704/3,603,688,225.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,290,642,950.37

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.