Home / 18,554,715,358-27,840,632,673.95-8,473,518,745.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,554,715,358, 27,840,632,673.95 and 8,473,518,745.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,554,715,358, 27,840,632,673.95 and 8,473,518,745.70 is: 12,714,187,111.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,554,715,358 : 27,840,632,673.95 = 8,473,518,745.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,554,715,358/27,840,632,673.95 = 8,473,518,745.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,554,715,358x = 27,840,632,673.95 × 8,473,518,745.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,554,715,358x = 235,908,122,854,863,241,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 235,908,122,854,863,241,216/18,554,715,358
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,714,187,111.10

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.