Home / 8,908,032,405.51-13,373,726,527.31-5,973,443,270.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,908,032,405.51, 13,373,726,527.31 and 5,973,443,270.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,908,032,405.51, 13,373,726,527.31 and 5,973,443,270.01 is: 8,967,995,746.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,908,032,405.51 : 13,373,726,527.31 = 5,973,443,270.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,908,032,405.51/13,373,726,527.31 = 5,973,443,270.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,908,032,405.51x = 13,373,726,527.31 × 5,973,443,270.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,908,032,405.51x = 79,887,196,719,484,272,640
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,887,196,719,484,272,640/8,908,032,405.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,967,995,746.18

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.