Home / 10,972,451,857.23-15,141,971,798.67-5,960,203,026.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,972,451,857.23, 15,141,971,798.67 and 5,960,203,026.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,972,451,857.23, 15,141,971,798.67 and 5,960,203,026.03 is: 8,225,073,785.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,972,451,857.23 : 15,141,971,798.67 = 5,960,203,026.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,972,451,857.23/15,141,971,798.67 = 5,960,203,026.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,972,451,857.23x = 15,141,971,798.67 × 5,960,203,026.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,972,451,857.23x = 90,249,226,134,493,855,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,249,226,134,493,855,744/10,972,451,857.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,225,073,785.58

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.