Home / 6,418,689,032.95-8,857,801,285.84-3,560,831,320.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,418,689,032.95, 8,857,801,285.84 and 3,560,831,320.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,418,689,032.95, 8,857,801,285.84 and 3,560,831,320.11 is: 4,913,953,002.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,418,689,032.95 : 8,857,801,285.84 = 3,560,831,320.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,418,689,032.95/8,857,801,285.84 = 3,560,831,320.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,418,689,032.95x = 8,857,801,285.84 × 3,560,831,320.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,418,689,032.95x = 31,541,136,245,929,705,472
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,541,136,245,929,705,472/6,418,689,032.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,913,953,002.55

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.