Home / 18,538,049,000.20-27,807,073,500.30-17,304,539,009.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,538,049,000.20, 27,807,073,500.30 and 17,304,539,009.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,538,049,000.20, 27,807,073,500.30 and 17,304,539,009.80 is: 25,956,808,514.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,538,049,000.20 : 27,807,073,500.30 = 17,304,539,009.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,538,049,000.20/27,807,073,500.30 = 17,304,539,009.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,538,049,000.20x = 27,807,073,500.30 × 17,304,539,009.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,538,049,000.20x = 481,188,588,134,317,162,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 481,188,588,134,317,162,496/18,538,049,000.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,956,808,514.70

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.