Home / 5,536,699,425.48-7,640,692,847.80-3,157,957,801.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,536,699,425.48, 7,640,692,847.80 and 3,157,957,801.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,536,699,425.48, 7,640,692,847.80 and 3,157,957,801.20 is: 4,358,008,938.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,536,699,425.48 : 7,640,692,847.80 = 3,157,957,801.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,536,699,425.48/7,640,692,847.80 = 3,157,957,801.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,536,699,425.48x = 7,640,692,847.80 × 3,157,957,801.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,536,699,425.48x = 24,128,985,585,283,051,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,128,985,585,283,051,520/5,536,699,425.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,358,008,938.37

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.