Home / 17,001,688,828.12-23,459,424,836.38-9,863,466,318.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,001,688,828.12, 23,459,424,836.38 and 9,863,466,318.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,001,688,828.12, 23,459,424,836.38 and 9,863,466,318.28 is: 13,609,897,761.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,001,688,828.12 : 23,459,424,836.38 = 9,863,466,318.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,001,688,828.12/23,459,424,836.38 = 9,863,466,318.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,001,688,828.12x = 23,459,424,836.38 × 9,863,466,318.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,001,688,828.12x = 231,391,246,719,855,460,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 231,391,246,719,855,460,352/17,001,688,828.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,609,897,761.28

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.