Home / 6,837,678,697.23-9,436,291,509.03-3,785,854,950.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,837,678,697.23, 9,436,291,509.03 and 3,785,854,950.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,837,678,697.23, 9,436,291,509.03 and 3,785,854,950.60 is: 5,224,643,114.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,837,678,697.23 : 9,436,291,509.03 = 3,785,854,950.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,837,678,697.23/9,436,291,509.03 = 3,785,854,950.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,837,678,697.23x = 9,436,291,509.03 × 3,785,854,950.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,837,678,697.23x = 35,724,430,924,765,970,432
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,724,430,924,765,970,432/6,837,678,697.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,224,643,114.52

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.