Home / 27,291,223,368.45-37,663,837,132.46-15,083,665,872.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,291,223,368.45, 37,663,837,132.46 and 15,083,665,872.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,291,223,368.45, 37,663,837,132.46 and 15,083,665,872.23 is: 20,816,536,038.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,291,223,368.45 : 37,663,837,132.46 = 15,083,665,872.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,291,223,368.45/37,663,837,132.46 = 15,083,665,872.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,291,223,368.45x = 37,663,837,132.46 × 15,083,665,872.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,291,223,368.45x = 568,108,734,772,115,865,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 568,108,734,772,115,865,600/27,291,223,368.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,816,536,038.06

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.