Home / 14,201,546,781.60-21,302,320,172.40-5,926,372,682.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,201,546,781.60, 21,302,320,172.40 and 5,926,372,682.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,201,546,781.60, 21,302,320,172.40 and 5,926,372,682.40 is: 8,889,559,023.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,201,546,781.60 : 21,302,320,172.40 = 5,926,372,682.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,201,546,781.60/21,302,320,172.40 = 5,926,372,682.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,201,546,781.60x = 21,302,320,172.40 × 5,926,372,682.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,201,546,781.60x = 126,245,488,341,449,818,112
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 126,245,488,341,449,818,112/14,201,546,781.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,889,559,023.60

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.