Home / 18,244,549,697.36-27,377,177,161.40-9,850,343,545.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,244,549,697.36, 27,377,177,161.40 and 9,850,343,545.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,244,549,697.36, 27,377,177,161.40 and 9,850,343,545.04 is: 14,781,104,757.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,244,549,697.36 : 27,377,177,161.40 = 9,850,343,545.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,244,549,697.36/27,377,177,161.40 = 9,850,343,545.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,244,549,697.36x = 27,377,177,161.40 × 9,850,343,545.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,244,549,697.36x = 269,674,600,333,213,040,640
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 269,674,600,333,213,040,640/18,244,549,697.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,781,104,757.67

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.