Home / 996,593,132.55-1,494,889,698.83-996,593,132.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 996,593,132.55, 1,494,889,698.83 and 996,593,132.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 996,593,132.55, 1,494,889,698.83 and 996,593,132.55 is: 1,494,889,698.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    996,593,132.55 : 1,494,889,698.83 = 996,593,132.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    996,593,132.55/1,494,889,698.83 = 996,593,132.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    996,593,132.55x = 1,494,889,698.83 × 996,593,132.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    996,593,132.55x = 1,489,796,807,768,732,672
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,489,796,807,768,732,672/996,593,132.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,494,889,698.83

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.