Home / 989,845,811.40-1,484,768,717.10-974,540,310.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 989,845,811.40, 1,484,768,717.10 and 974,540,310.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 989,845,811.40, 1,484,768,717.10 and 974,540,310.60 is: 1,461,810,465.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    989,845,811.40 : 1,484,768,717.10 = 974,540,310.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    989,845,811.40/1,484,768,717.10 = 974,540,310.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    989,845,811.40x = 1,484,768,717.10 × 974,540,310.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    989,845,811.40x = 1,446,966,966,731,797,504
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,446,966,966,731,797,504/989,845,811.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,461,810,465.90

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.