Home / 12,295,742,567.37-18,444,739,408.83-3,452,521,830.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,295,742,567.37, 18,444,739,408.83 and 3,452,521,830.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,295,742,567.37, 18,444,739,408.83 and 3,452,521,830.32 is: 5,179,098,790.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,295,742,567.37 : 18,444,739,408.83 = 3,452,521,830.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,295,742,567.37/18,444,739,408.83 = 3,452,521,830.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,295,742,567.37x = 18,444,739,408.83 × 3,452,521,830.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,295,742,567.37x = 63,680,865,463,456,972,800
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 63,680,865,463,456,972,800/12,295,742,567.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,179,098,790.87

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.