Home / 18,379,268,251.26-27,576,921,297.24-6,436,092,604.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,379,268,251.26, 27,576,921,297.24 and 6,436,092,604.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,379,268,251.26, 27,576,921,297.24 and 6,436,092,604.20 is: 9,656,946,989.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,379,268,251.26 : 27,576,921,297.24 = 6,436,092,604.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,379,268,251.26/27,576,921,297.24 = 6,436,092,604.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,379,268,251.26x = 27,576,921,297.24 × 6,436,092,604.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,379,268,251.26x = 177,487,619,207,771,848,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 177,487,619,207,771,848,704/18,379,268,251.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,656,946,989.48

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.