Home / 5,774,911,049.27-8,647,448,012.12-3,985,645,722.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,774,911,049.27, 8,647,448,012.12 and 3,985,645,722.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,774,911,049.27, 8,647,448,012.12 and 3,985,645,722.78 is: 5,968,172,304.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,774,911,049.27 : 8,647,448,012.12 = 3,985,645,722.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,774,911,049.27/8,647,448,012.12 = 3,985,645,722.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,774,911,049.27x = 8,647,448,012.12 × 3,985,645,722.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,774,911,049.27x = 34,465,664,182,448,566,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,465,664,182,448,566,272/5,774,911,049.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,968,172,304.03

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.