Home / 5,101,462,502,081.40-7,657,639,273,864.60-2,198,620,387,233.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,101,462,502,081.40, 7,657,639,273,864.60 and 2,198,620,387,233.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,101,462,502,081.40, 7,657,639,273,864.60 and 2,198,620,387,233.20 is: 3,300,277,482,923.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,101,462,502,081.40 : 7,657,639,273,864.60 = 2,198,620,387,233.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,101,462,502,081.40/7,657,639,273,864.60 = 2,198,620,387,233.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,101,462,502,081.40x = 7,657,639,273,864.60 × 2,198,620,387,233.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,101,462,502,081.40x = 16,836,241,825,596,346,892,025,856
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,836,241,825,596,346,892,025,856/5,101,462,502,081.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,300,277,482,923.21

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.