Home / 3,558,974,516.40-5,338,461,774.60-3,317,109,812.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,558,974,516.40, 5,338,461,774.60 and 3,317,109,812.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,558,974,516.40, 5,338,461,774.60 and 3,317,109,812.40 is: 4,975,664,718.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,558,974,516.40 : 5,338,461,774.60 = 3,317,109,812.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,558,974,516.40/5,338,461,774.60 = 3,317,109,812.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,558,974,516.40x = 5,338,461,774.60 × 3,317,109,812.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,558,974,516.40x = 17,708,263,935,647,979,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,708,263,935,647,979,520/3,558,974,516.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,975,664,718.60

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.