Home / 5,983,671,028.80-8,975,506,543.20-3,504,179,899.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,983,671,028.80, 8,975,506,543.20 and 3,504,179,899.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,983,671,028.80, 8,975,506,543.20 and 3,504,179,899.20 is: 5,256,269,848.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,983,671,028.80 : 8,975,506,543.20 = 3,504,179,899.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,983,671,028.80/8,975,506,543.20 = 3,504,179,899.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,983,671,028.80x = 8,975,506,543.20 × 3,504,179,899.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,983,671,028.80x = 31,451,789,613,819,518,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,451,789,613,819,518,976/5,983,671,028.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,256,269,848.80

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.