Home / 4,973,397,834.80-6,866,386,417.32-3,165,929,543.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,973,397,834.80, 6,866,386,417.32 and 3,165,929,543.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,973,397,834.80, 6,866,386,417.32 and 3,165,929,543.60 is: 4,370,954,493.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,973,397,834.80 : 6,866,386,417.32 = 3,165,929,543.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,973,397,834.80/6,866,386,417.32 = 3,165,929,543.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,973,397,834.80x = 6,866,386,417.32 × 3,165,929,543.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,973,397,834.80x = 21,738,495,616,367,144,960
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,738,495,616,367,144,960/4,973,397,834.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,370,954,493.98

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.