Home / 26,480,634,049.97-36,542,222,423.28-15,633,199,419.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,480,634,049.97, 36,542,222,423.28 and 15,633,199,419.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,480,634,049.97, 36,542,222,423.28 and 15,633,199,419.74 is: 21,573,193,802.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,480,634,049.97 : 36,542,222,423.28 = 15,633,199,419.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,480,634,049.97/36,542,222,423.28 = 15,633,199,419.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,480,634,049.97x = 36,542,222,423.28 × 15,633,199,419.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,480,634,049.97x = 571,271,850,383,448,211,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 571,271,850,383,448,211,456/26,480,634,049.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,573,193,802.90

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.