Home / 18,956,319,519.29-26,147,124,894.37-12,190,691,820.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,956,319,519.29, 26,147,124,894.37 and 12,190,691,820.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,956,319,519.29, 26,147,124,894.37 and 12,190,691,820.20 is: 16,815,054,275.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,956,319,519.29 : 26,147,124,894.37 = 12,190,691,820.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,956,319,519.29/26,147,124,894.37 = 12,190,691,820.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,956,319,519.29x = 26,147,124,894.37 × 12,190,691,820.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,956,319,519.29x = 318,751,541,571,545,923,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 318,751,541,571,545,923,584/18,956,319,519.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,815,054,275.02

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.