Home / 15,523,657,526.40-23,285,486,289.60-9,944,802,484.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,523,657,526.40, 23,285,486,289.60 and 9,944,802,484.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,523,657,526.40, 23,285,486,289.60 and 9,944,802,484.80 is: 14,917,203,727.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,523,657,526.40 : 23,285,486,289.60 = 9,944,802,484.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,523,657,526.40/23,285,486,289.60 = 9,944,802,484.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,523,657,526.40x = 23,285,486,289.60 × 9,944,802,484.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,523,657,526.40x = 231,569,561,912,590,368,768
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 231,569,561,912,590,368,768/15,523,657,526.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,917,203,727.20

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.