Home / 12,240,671,692.20-18,361,007,538.30-4,484,876,850.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,240,671,692.20, 18,361,007,538.30 and 4,484,876,850.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,240,671,692.20, 18,361,007,538.30 and 4,484,876,850.60 is: 6,727,315,275.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,240,671,692.20 : 18,361,007,538.30 = 4,484,876,850.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,240,671,692.20/18,361,007,538.30 = 4,484,876,850.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,240,671,692.20x = 18,361,007,538.30 × 4,484,876,850.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,240,671,692.20x = 82,346,857,662,213,767,168
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 82,346,857,662,213,767,168/12,240,671,692.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,727,315,275.90

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.