Home / 7,365,808,611.72-11,041,266,444.95-3,171,496,730.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 7,365,808,611.72, 11,041,266,444.95 and 3,171,496,730.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 7,365,808,611.72, 11,041,266,444.95 and 3,171,496,730.76 is: 4,754,038,867.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,365,808,611.72 : 11,041,266,444.95 = 3,171,496,730.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,365,808,611.72/11,041,266,444.95 = 3,171,496,730.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,365,808,611.72x = 11,041,266,444.95 × 3,171,496,730.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,365,808,611.72x = 35,017,340,433,593,155,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,017,340,433,593,155,584/7,365,808,611.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,754,038,867.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.