Home / 14,726,279,423.61-20,321,678,468.57-8,295,949,611.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,726,279,423.61, 20,321,678,468.57 and 8,295,949,611.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,726,279,423.61, 20,321,678,468.57 and 8,295,949,611.81 is: 11,448,079,705.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,726,279,423.61 : 20,321,678,468.57 = 8,295,949,611.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,726,279,423.61/20,321,678,468.57 = 8,295,949,611.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,726,279,423.61x = 20,321,678,468.57 × 8,295,949,611.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,726,279,423.61x = 168,587,620,602,619,428,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 168,587,620,602,619,428,864/14,726,279,423.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,448,079,705.21

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.