Home / 3,817,517,045.64-5,726,217,946.08-1,717,510,497.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,817,517,045.64, 5,726,217,946.08 and 1,717,510,497.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,817,517,045.64, 5,726,217,946.08 and 1,717,510,497.28 is: 2,576,239,821.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,817,517,045.64 : 5,726,217,946.08 = 1,717,510,497.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,817,517,045.64/5,726,217,946.08 = 1,717,510,497.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,817,517,045.64x = 5,726,217,946.08 × 1,717,510,497.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,817,517,045.64x = 9,834,839,432,105,521,152
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,834,839,432,105,521,152/3,817,517,045.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,576,239,821.47

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.