Home / 5,588,631,920.40-8,382,947,880.60-4,757,670,772.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,588,631,920.40, 8,382,947,880.60 and 4,757,670,772.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,588,631,920.40, 8,382,947,880.60 and 4,757,670,772.80 is: 7,136,506,159.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,588,631,920.40 : 8,382,947,880.60 = 4,757,670,772.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,588,631,920.40/8,382,947,880.60 = 4,757,670,772.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,588,631,920.40x = 8,382,947,880.60 × 4,757,670,772.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,588,631,920.40x = 39,883,306,121,436,323,840
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,883,306,121,436,323,840/5,588,631,920.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,136,506,159.20

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.