Home / 8,288,562,513.96-11,439,382,942.98-5,276,853,173.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,288,562,513.96, 11,439,382,942.98 and 5,276,853,173.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,288,562,513.96, 11,439,382,942.98 and 5,276,853,173.16 is: 7,282,800,133.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,288,562,513.96 : 11,439,382,942.98 = 5,276,853,173.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,288,562,513.96/11,439,382,942.98 = 5,276,853,173.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,288,562,513.96x = 11,439,382,942.98 × 5,276,853,173.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,288,562,513.96x = 60,363,944,181,656,387,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,363,944,181,656,387,584/8,288,562,513.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,282,800,133.31

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.