Home / 20,228,630,359.20-30,342,945,538.80-8,594,938,096.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,228,630,359.20, 30,342,945,538.80 and 8,594,938,096.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,228,630,359.20, 30,342,945,538.80 and 8,594,938,096.80 is: 12,892,407,145.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,228,630,359.20 : 30,342,945,538.80 = 8,594,938,096.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,228,630,359.20/30,342,945,538.80 = 8,594,938,096.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,228,630,359.20x = 30,342,945,538.80 × 8,594,938,096.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,228,630,359.20x = 260,795,738,580,559,691,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 260,795,738,580,559,691,776/20,228,630,359.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,892,407,145.20

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.