Home / 4,222,866,487.20-6,332,386,543.20-1,601,799,475.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,222,866,487.20, 6,332,386,543.20 and 1,601,799,475.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,222,866,487.20, 6,332,386,543.20 and 1,601,799,475.20 is: 2,401,973,510.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,222,866,487.20 : 6,332,386,543.20 = 1,601,799,475.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,222,866,487.20/6,332,386,543.20 = 1,601,799,475.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,222,866,487.20x = 6,332,386,543.20 × 1,601,799,475.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,222,866,487.20x = 10,143,213,441,661,302,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,143,213,441,661,302,784/4,222,866,487.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,401,973,510.74

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.