Home / 16,382,290,137.39-22,607,399,440.40-8,863,746,304.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,382,290,137.39, 22,607,399,440.40 and 8,863,746,304.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,382,290,137.39, 22,607,399,440.40 and 8,863,746,304.59 is: 12,231,882,817.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,382,290,137.39 : 22,607,399,440.40 = 8,863,746,304.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,382,290,137.39/22,607,399,440.40 = 8,863,746,304.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,382,290,137.39x = 22,607,399,440.40 × 8,863,746,304.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,382,290,137.39x = 200,386,253,246,191,206,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 200,386,253,246,191,206,400/16,382,290,137.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,231,882,817.70

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.