Home / 16,144,524,005.40-24,216,786,008.10-7,437,394,661.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,144,524,005.40, 24,216,786,008.10 and 7,437,394,661.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,144,524,005.40, 24,216,786,008.10 and 7,437,394,661.40 is: 11,156,091,992.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,144,524,005.40 : 24,216,786,008.10 = 7,437,394,661.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,144,524,005.40/24,216,786,008.10 = 7,437,394,661.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,144,524,005.40x = 24,216,786,008.10 × 7,437,394,661.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,144,524,005.40x = 180,109,794,972,909,142,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 180,109,794,972,909,142,016/16,144,524,005.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,156,091,992.10

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.