Home / 8,159,350,296.53-12,241,523,238.75-4,178,253,180.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,159,350,296.53, 12,241,523,238.75 and 4,178,253,180.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,159,350,296.53, 12,241,523,238.75 and 4,178,253,180.21 is: 6,268,658,844.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,159,350,296.53 : 12,241,523,238.75 = 4,178,253,180.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,159,350,296.53/12,241,523,238.75 = 4,178,253,180.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,159,350,296.53x = 12,241,523,238.75 × 4,178,253,180.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,159,350,296.53x = 51,148,183,402,921,803,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,148,183,402,921,803,776/8,159,350,296.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,268,658,844.65

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.