Home / 26,523,749,402.38-36,619,296,062.34-16,883,920,509.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,523,749,402.38, 36,619,296,062.34 and 16,883,920,509.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,523,749,402.38, 36,619,296,062.34 and 16,883,920,509.94 is: 23,310,327,452.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,523,749,402.38 : 36,619,296,062.34 = 16,883,920,509.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,523,749,402.38/36,619,296,062.34 = 16,883,920,509.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,523,749,402.38x = 36,619,296,062.34 × 16,883,920,509.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,523,749,402.38x = 618,277,283,846,507,331,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 618,277,283,846,507,331,584/26,523,749,402.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,310,327,452.84

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.