Home / 3,786,646,998.40-5,679,970,497.60-3,141,674,454.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,786,646,998.40, 5,679,970,497.60 and 3,141,674,454.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,786,646,998.40, 5,679,970,497.60 and 3,141,674,454.40 is: 4,712,511,681.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,786,646,998.40 : 5,679,970,497.60 = 3,141,674,454.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,786,646,998.40/5,679,970,497.60 = 3,141,674,454.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,786,646,998.40x = 5,679,970,497.60 × 3,141,674,454.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,786,646,998.40x = 17,844,618,214,055,577,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,844,618,214,055,577,600/3,786,646,998.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,712,511,681.60

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.