Home / 4,846,028,769.42-6,687,519,714.63-2,618,360,957.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,846,028,769.42, 6,687,519,714.63 and 2,618,360,957.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,846,028,769.42, 6,687,519,714.63 and 2,618,360,957.67 is: 3,613,338,128.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,846,028,769.42 : 6,687,519,714.63 = 2,618,360,957.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,846,028,769.42/6,687,519,714.63 = 2,618,360,957.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,846,028,769.42x = 6,687,519,714.63 × 2,618,360,957.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,846,028,769.42x = 17,510,340,524,435,613,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,510,340,524,435,613,696/4,846,028,769.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,613,338,128.52

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.