Home / 21,450,631,802.92-29,601,407,679.78-12,418,770,737.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,450,631,802.92, 29,601,407,679.78 and 12,418,770,737.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,450,631,802.92, 29,601,407,679.78 and 12,418,770,737.32 is: 17,137,634,865.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,450,631,802.92 : 29,601,407,679.78 = 12,418,770,737.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,450,631,802.92/29,601,407,679.78 = 12,418,770,737.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,450,631,802.92x = 29,601,407,679.78 × 12,418,770,737.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,450,631,802.92x = 367,613,095,477,131,345,920
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 367,613,095,477,131,345,920/21,450,631,802.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,137,634,865.71

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.