Home / 4,250,782,589.94-5,868,203,718.69-2,643,755,574.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,250,782,589.94, 5,868,203,718.69 and 2,643,755,574.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,250,782,589.94, 5,868,203,718.69 and 2,643,755,574.78 is: 3,649,703,546.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,250,782,589.94 : 5,868,203,718.69 = 2,643,755,574.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,250,782,589.94/5,868,203,718.69 = 2,643,755,574.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,250,782,589.94x = 5,868,203,718.69 × 2,643,755,574.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,250,782,589.94x = 15,514,096,295,231,414,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,514,096,295,231,414,272/4,250,782,589.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,649,703,546.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.