Home / 9,542,572,724.79-14,309,070,139.49-5,559,943,906.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 9,542,572,724.79, 14,309,070,139.49 and 5,559,943,906.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 9,542,572,724.79, 14,309,070,139.49 and 5,559,943,906.26 is: 8,337,125,597.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,542,572,724.79 : 14,309,070,139.49 = 5,559,943,906.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,542,572,724.79/14,309,070,139.49 = 5,559,943,906.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,542,572,724.79x = 14,309,070,139.49 × 5,559,943,906.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,542,572,724.79x = 79,557,627,326,276,567,040
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,557,627,326,276,567,040/9,542,572,724.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,337,125,597.13

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.