Home / 15,143,842,073.86-22,715,732,648.61-14,222,291,657.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,143,842,073.86, 22,715,732,648.61 and 14,222,291,657.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,143,842,073.86, 22,715,732,648.61 and 14,222,291,657.42 is: 21,333,408,877.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,143,842,073.86 : 22,715,732,648.61 = 14,222,291,657.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,143,842,073.86/22,715,732,648.61 = 14,222,291,657.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,143,842,073.86x = 22,715,732,648.61 × 14,222,291,657.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,143,842,073.86x = 323,069,774,940,554,592,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 323,069,774,940,554,592,256/15,143,842,073.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,333,408,877.68

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.