Home / 14,815,397,759.28-20,445,264,039.13-8,041,217,735.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,815,397,759.28, 20,445,264,039.13 and 8,041,217,735.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,815,397,759.28, 20,445,264,039.13 and 8,041,217,735.31 is: 11,096,888,687.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,815,397,759.28 : 20,445,264,039.13 = 8,041,217,735.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,815,397,759.28/20,445,264,039.13 = 8,041,217,735.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,815,397,759.28x = 20,445,264,039.13 × 8,041,217,735.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,815,397,759.28x = 164,404,819,794,615,107,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 164,404,819,794,615,107,584/14,815,397,759.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,096,888,687.42

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.