Home / 6,262,834,387.14-8,642,745,621.72-3,687,970,462.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,262,834,387.14, 8,642,745,621.72 and 3,687,970,462.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,262,834,387.14, 8,642,745,621.72 and 3,687,970,462.02 is: 5,089,419,357.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,262,834,387.14 : 8,642,745,621.72 = 3,687,970,462.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,262,834,387.14/8,642,745,621.72 = 3,687,970,462.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,262,834,387.14x = 8,642,745,621.72 × 3,687,970,462.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,262,834,387.14x = 31,874,190,563,656,036,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,874,190,563,656,036,352/6,262,834,387.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,089,419,357.65

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.