Home / 7,365,600,721.65-10,164,533,073.45-3,978,509,993.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,365,600,721.65, 10,164,533,073.45 and 3,978,509,993.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,365,600,721.65, 10,164,533,073.45 and 3,978,509,993.94 is: 5,490,345,994.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,365,600,721.65 : 10,164,533,073.45 = 3,978,509,993.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,365,600,721.65/10,164,533,073.45 = 3,978,509,993.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,365,600,721.65x = 10,164,533,073.45 × 3,978,509,993.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,365,600,721.65x = 40,439,696,416,454,492,160
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,439,696,416,454,492,160/7,365,600,721.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,490,345,994.13

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.