Home / 15,874,200,071.04-21,906,222,255.36-8,737,461,298.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,874,200,071.04, 21,906,222,255.36 and 8,737,461,298.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,874,200,071.04, 21,906,222,255.36 and 8,737,461,298.56 is: 12,057,600,905.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,874,200,071.04 : 21,906,222,255.36 = 8,737,461,298.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,874,200,071.04/21,906,222,255.36 = 8,737,461,298.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,874,200,071.04x = 21,906,222,255.36 × 8,737,461,298.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,874,200,071.04x = 191,404,769,153,861,746,688
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 191,404,769,153,861,746,688/15,874,200,071.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,057,600,905.70

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.