Home / 3,904,517,555.52-5,856,771,633.12-996,472,714.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,904,517,555.52, 5,856,771,633.12 and 996,472,714.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,904,517,555.52, 5,856,771,633.12 and 996,472,714.56 is: 1,494,707,872.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,904,517,555.52 : 5,856,771,633.12 = 996,472,714.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,904,517,555.52/5,856,771,633.12 = 996,472,714.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,904,517,555.52x = 5,856,771,633.12 × 996,472,714.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,904,517,555.52x = 5,836,113,127,813,090,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,836,113,127,813,090,304/3,904,517,555.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,494,707,872.31

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.