Home / 18,977,756,823.88-26,188,737,402.98-10,403,890,296.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,977,756,823.88, 26,188,737,402.98 and 10,403,890,296.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,977,756,823.88, 26,188,737,402.98 and 10,403,890,296.44 is: 14,357,057,763.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,977,756,823.88 : 26,188,737,402.98 = 10,403,890,296.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,977,756,823.88/26,188,737,402.98 = 10,403,890,296.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,977,756,823.88x = 26,188,737,402.98 × 10,403,890,296.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,977,756,823.88x = 272,464,750,942,768,726,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 272,464,750,942,768,726,016/18,977,756,823.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,357,057,763.54

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.