Home / 26,901,861,714.83-40,337,180,807.42-12,736,708,548.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,901,861,714.83, 40,337,180,807.42 and 12,736,708,548.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,901,861,714.83, 40,337,180,807.42 and 12,736,708,548.49 is: 19,097,671,419.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,901,861,714.83 : 40,337,180,807.42 = 12,736,708,548.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,901,861,714.83/40,337,180,807.42 = 12,736,708,548.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,901,861,714.83x = 40,337,180,807.42 × 12,736,708,548.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,901,861,714.83x = 513,762,915,611,853,062,144
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 513,762,915,611,853,062,144/26,901,861,714.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,097,671,419.84

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.