Home / 15,874,199,333.82-21,906,221,235.63-8,737,460,561.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,874,199,333.82, 21,906,221,235.63 and 8,737,460,561.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,874,199,333.82, 21,906,221,235.63 and 8,737,460,561.34 is: 12,057,599,887.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,874,199,333.82 : 21,906,221,235.63 = 8,737,460,561.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,874,199,333.82/21,906,221,235.63 = 8,737,460,561.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,874,199,333.82x = 21,906,221,235.63 × 8,737,460,561.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,874,199,333.82x = 191,404,744,094,305,943,552
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 191,404,744,094,305,943,552/15,874,199,333.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,057,599,887.04

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.