Home / 5,318,821,212.40-7,978,231,818.60-3,114,829,097.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,318,821,212.40, 7,978,231,818.60 and 3,114,829,097.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,318,821,212.40, 7,978,231,818.60 and 3,114,829,097.20 is: 4,672,243,645.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,318,821,212.40 : 7,978,231,818.60 = 3,114,829,097.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,318,821,212.40/7,978,231,818.60 = 3,114,829,097.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,318,821,212.40x = 7,978,231,818.60 × 3,114,829,097.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,318,821,212.40x = 24,850,828,612,782,153,728
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,850,828,612,782,153,728/5,318,821,212.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,672,243,645.80

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.