Home / 8,260,972,135.20-12,391,458,202.80-6,628,385,383.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,260,972,135.20, 12,391,458,202.80 and 6,628,385,383.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,260,972,135.20, 12,391,458,202.80 and 6,628,385,383.20 is: 9,942,578,074.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,260,972,135.20 : 12,391,458,202.80 = 6,628,385,383.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,260,972,135.20/12,391,458,202.80 = 6,628,385,383.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,260,972,135.20x = 12,391,458,202.80 × 6,628,385,383.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,260,972,135.20x = 82,135,360,427,973,246,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 82,135,360,427,973,246,976/8,260,972,135.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,942,578,074.80

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.