Home / 27,026,488,360.02-40,539,732,540.03-18,187,561,648.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,026,488,360.02, 40,539,732,540.03 and 18,187,561,648.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,026,488,360.02, 40,539,732,540.03 and 18,187,561,648.02 is: 27,281,342,472.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,026,488,360.02 : 40,539,732,540.03 = 18,187,561,648.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,026,488,360.02/40,539,732,540.03 = 18,187,561,648.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,026,488,360.02x = 40,539,732,540.03 × 18,187,561,648.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,026,488,360.02x = 737,318,884,766,038,097,920
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 737,318,884,766,038,097,920/27,026,488,360.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,281,342,472.03

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.