Home / 17,909,037,203.40-26,863,555,805.10-8,587,987,216.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,909,037,203.40, 26,863,555,805.10 and 8,587,987,216.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,909,037,203.40, 26,863,555,805.10 and 8,587,987,216.20 is: 12,881,980,824.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,909,037,203.40 : 26,863,555,805.10 = 8,587,987,216.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,909,037,203.40/26,863,555,805.10 = 8,587,987,216.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,909,037,203.40x = 26,863,555,805.10 × 8,587,987,216.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,909,037,203.40x = 230,703,873,835,874,091,008
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 230,703,873,835,874,091,008/17,909,037,203.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,881,980,824.30

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.