Home / 20,147,666,840.20-30,221,500,260.30-9,661,485,604.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,147,666,840.20, 30,221,500,260.30 and 9,661,485,604.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,147,666,840.20, 30,221,500,260.30 and 9,661,485,604.60 is: 14,492,228,406.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,147,666,840.20 : 30,221,500,260.30 = 9,661,485,604.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,147,666,840.20/30,221,500,260.30 = 9,661,485,604.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,147,666,840.20x = 30,221,500,260.30 × 9,661,485,604.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,147,666,840.20x = 291,984,589,714,303,614,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,984,589,714,303,614,976/20,147,666,840.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,492,228,406.90

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.