Home / 8,588,823,638.60-12,883,235,457.90-4,456,338,422.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,588,823,638.60, 12,883,235,457.90 and 4,456,338,422.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,588,823,638.60, 12,883,235,457.90 and 4,456,338,422.60 is: 6,684,507,633.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,588,823,638.60 : 12,883,235,457.90 = 4,456,338,422.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,588,823,638.60/12,883,235,457.90 = 4,456,338,422.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,588,823,638.60x = 12,883,235,457.90 × 4,456,338,422.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,588,823,638.60x = 57,412,057,178,442,481,664
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,412,057,178,442,481,664/8,588,823,638.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,684,507,633.90

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.