Home / 16,097,621,685.51-22,213,647,675.81-8,960,852,001.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,097,621,685.51, 22,213,647,675.81 and 8,960,852,001.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,097,621,685.51, 22,213,647,675.81 and 8,960,852,001.63 is: 12,365,380,000.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,097,621,685.51 : 22,213,647,675.81 = 8,960,852,001.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,097,621,685.51/22,213,647,675.81 = 8,960,852,001.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,097,621,685.51x = 22,213,647,675.81 × 8,960,852,001.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,097,621,685.51x = 199,053,209,239,285,628,928
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 199,053,209,239,285,628,928/16,097,621,685.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,365,380,000.11

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.