Home / 5,845,031,893.50-8,067,017,371.26-4,601,327,683.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,845,031,893.50, 8,067,017,371.26 and 4,601,327,683.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,845,031,893.50, 8,067,017,371.26 and 4,601,327,683.74 is: 6,350,519,728.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,845,031,893.50 : 8,067,017,371.26 = 4,601,327,683.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,845,031,893.50/8,067,017,371.26 = 4,601,327,683.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,845,031,893.50x = 8,067,017,371.26 × 4,601,327,683.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,845,031,893.50x = 37,118,990,355,590,119,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,118,990,355,590,119,424/5,845,031,893.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,350,519,728.88

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.