Home / 27,026,488,313.20-40,539,732,469.80-18,187,561,601.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,026,488,313.20, 40,539,732,469.80 and 18,187,561,601.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,026,488,313.20, 40,539,732,469.80 and 18,187,561,601.20 is: 27,281,342,401.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,026,488,313.20 : 40,539,732,469.80 = 18,187,561,601.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,026,488,313.20/40,539,732,469.80 = 18,187,561,601.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,026,488,313.20x = 40,539,732,469.80 × 18,187,561,601.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,026,488,313.20x = 737,318,881,590,655,451,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 737,318,881,590,655,451,136/27,026,488,313.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,281,342,401.80

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.