Home / 17,168,408,003.20-25,752,612,004.80-16,152,576,246.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,168,408,003.20, 25,752,612,004.80 and 16,152,576,246.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,168,408,003.20, 25,752,612,004.80 and 16,152,576,246.40 is: 24,228,864,369.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,168,408,003.20 : 25,752,612,004.80 = 16,152,576,246.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,168,408,003.20/25,752,612,004.80 = 16,152,576,246.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,168,408,003.20x = 25,752,612,004.80 × 16,152,576,246.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,168,408,003.20x = 415,971,028,951,487,938,560
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 415,971,028,951,487,938,560/17,168,408,003.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,228,864,369.60

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.