Home / 5,017,147,205.63-6,923,845,184.97-2,874,168,037.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,017,147,205.63, 6,923,845,184.97 and 2,874,168,037.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,017,147,205.63, 6,923,845,184.97 and 2,874,168,037.30 is: 3,966,456,177.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,017,147,205.63 : 6,923,845,184.97 = 2,874,168,037.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,017,147,205.63/6,923,845,184.97 = 2,874,168,037.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,017,147,205.63x = 6,923,845,184.97 × 2,874,168,037.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,017,147,205.63x = 19,900,294,525,844,951,040
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,900,294,525,844,951,040/5,017,147,205.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,966,456,177.23

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.