Home / 16,848,967,538.40-25,273,451,307.60-8,141,838,194.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,848,967,538.40, 25,273,451,307.60 and 8,141,838,194.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,848,967,538.40, 25,273,451,307.60 and 8,141,838,194.40 is: 12,212,757,291.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,848,967,538.40 : 25,273,451,307.60 = 8,141,838,194.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,848,967,538.40/25,273,451,307.60 = 8,141,838,194.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,848,967,538.40x = 25,273,451,307.60 × 8,141,838,194.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,848,967,538.40x = 205,772,351,160,526,274,560
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 205,772,351,160,526,274,560/16,848,967,538.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,212,757,291.60

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.