Home / 14,724,744,707.40-20,320,649,083.68-8,708,407,434.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,724,744,707.40, 20,320,649,083.68 and 8,708,407,434.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,724,744,707.40, 20,320,649,083.68 and 8,708,407,434.60 is: 12,017,898,786.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,724,744,707.40 : 20,320,649,083.68 = 8,708,407,434.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,724,744,707.40/20,320,649,083.68 = 8,708,407,434.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,724,744,707.40x = 20,320,649,083.68 × 8,708,407,434.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,724,744,707.40x = 176,960,491,556,216,602,624
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 176,960,491,556,216,602,624/14,724,744,707.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,017,898,786.88

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.