Home / 10,787,358,375.40-16,174,468,398.30-4,236,408,077.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,787,358,375.40, 16,174,468,398.30 and 4,236,408,077.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,787,358,375.40, 16,174,468,398.30 and 4,236,408,077.80 is: 6,352,032,276.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,787,358,375.40 : 16,174,468,398.30 = 4,236,408,077.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,787,358,375.40/16,174,468,398.30 = 4,236,408,077.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,787,358,375.40x = 16,174,468,398.30 × 4,236,408,077.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,787,358,375.40x = 68,521,648,576,678,944,768
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,521,648,576,678,944,768/10,787,358,375.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,352,032,276.31

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.