Home / 12,633,998,643.78-17,435,462,936.19-6,995,214,993.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,633,998,643.78, 17,435,462,936.19 and 6,995,214,993.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,633,998,643.78, 17,435,462,936.19 and 6,995,214,993.51 is: 9,653,698,341.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,633,998,643.78 : 17,435,462,936.19 = 6,995,214,993.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,633,998,643.78/17,435,462,936.19 = 6,995,214,993.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,633,998,643.78x = 17,435,462,936.19 × 6,995,214,993.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,633,998,643.78x = 121,964,811,750,024,167,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,964,811,750,024,167,424/12,633,998,643.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,653,698,341.19

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.