Home / 4,581,514,676.20-6,872,272,014.30-1,821,143,692.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,581,514,676.20, 6,872,272,014.30 and 1,821,143,692.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,581,514,676.20, 6,872,272,014.30 and 1,821,143,692.09 is: 2,731,715,538.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,581,514,676.20 : 6,872,272,014.30 = 1,821,143,692.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,581,514,676.20/6,872,272,014.30 = 1,821,143,692.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,581,514,676.20x = 6,872,272,014.30 × 1,821,143,692.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,581,514,676.20x = 12,515,394,829,169,082,368
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,515,394,829,169,082,368/4,581,514,676.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,731,715,538.14

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.