Home / 14,861,738,436.51-20,509,202,390.04-8,178,735,001.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,861,738,436.51, 20,509,202,390.04 and 8,178,735,001.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,861,738,436.51, 20,509,202,390.04 and 8,178,735,001.26 is: 11,286,656,144.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,861,738,436.51 : 20,509,202,390.04 = 8,178,735,001.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,861,738,436.51/20,509,202,390.04 = 8,178,735,001.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,861,738,436.51x = 20,509,202,390.04 × 8,178,735,001.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,861,738,436.51x = 167,739,331,435,345,412,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 167,739,331,435,345,412,096/14,861,738,436.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,286,656,144.03

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.