Home / 15,526,272,830.40-23,273,536,874.40-7,653,576,715.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,526,272,830.40, 23,273,536,874.40 and 7,653,576,715.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,526,272,830.40, 23,273,536,874.40 and 7,653,576,715.20 is: 11,472,540,889.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,526,272,830.40 : 23,273,536,874.40 = 7,653,576,715.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,526,272,830.40/23,273,536,874.40 = 7,653,576,715.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,526,272,830.40x = 23,273,536,874.40 × 7,653,576,715.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,526,272,830.40x = 178,125,799,902,256,431,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 178,125,799,902,256,431,104/15,526,272,830.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,472,540,889.11

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.