Home / 15,116,592,040.40-22,674,888,060.60-8,477,405,915.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,116,592,040.40, 22,674,888,060.60 and 8,477,405,915.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,116,592,040.40, 22,674,888,060.60 and 8,477,405,915.60 is: 12,716,108,873.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,116,592,040.40 : 22,674,888,060.60 = 8,477,405,915.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,116,592,040.40/22,674,888,060.60 = 8,477,405,915.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,116,592,040.40x = 22,674,888,060.60 × 8,477,405,915.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,116,592,040.40x = 192,224,230,180,498,243,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 192,224,230,180,498,243,584/15,116,592,040.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,716,108,873.40

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.