Home / 17,787,894,896.89-26,680,902,625.55-5,834,572,715.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,787,894,896.89, 26,680,902,625.55 and 5,834,572,715.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,787,894,896.89, 26,680,902,625.55 and 5,834,572,715.89 is: 8,751,550,838.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,787,894,896.89 : 26,680,902,625.55 = 5,834,572,715.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,787,894,896.89/26,680,902,625.55 = 5,834,572,715.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,787,894,896.89x = 26,680,902,625.55 × 5,834,572,715.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,787,894,896.89x = 155,671,666,494,322,737,152
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 155,671,666,494,322,737,152/17,787,894,896.89
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,751,550,838.18

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.