Home / 6,457,650,488.44-8,911,557,332.94-3,487,426,453.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,457,650,488.44, 8,911,557,332.94 and 3,487,426,453.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,457,650,488.44, 8,911,557,332.94 and 3,487,426,453.24 is: 4,812,648,321.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,457,650,488.44 : 8,911,557,332.94 = 3,487,426,453.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,457,650,488.44/8,911,557,332.94 = 3,487,426,453.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,457,650,488.44x = 8,911,557,332.94 × 3,487,426,453.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,457,650,488.44x = 31,078,400,782,459,858,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,078,400,782,459,858,944/6,457,650,488.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,812,648,321.26

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.