Home / 9,281,564,344.96-12,808,560,177.76-5,052,508,338.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,281,564,344.96, 12,808,560,177.76 and 5,052,508,338.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,281,564,344.96, 12,808,560,177.76 and 5,052,508,338.56 is: 6,972,462,259.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,281,564,344.96 : 12,808,560,177.76 = 5,052,508,338.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,281,564,344.96/12,808,560,177.76 = 5,052,508,338.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,281,564,344.96x = 12,808,560,177.76 × 5,052,508,338.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,281,564,344.96x = 64,715,357,103,079,964,672
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 64,715,357,103,079,964,672/9,281,564,344.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,972,462,259.36

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.