Home / 27,960,087,038.97-38,584,918,637.97-15,099,725,760.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,960,087,038.97, 38,584,918,637.97 and 15,099,725,760.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,960,087,038.97, 38,584,918,637.97 and 15,099,725,760.60 is: 20,837,620,752.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,960,087,038.97 : 38,584,918,637.97 = 15,099,725,760.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,960,087,038.97/38,584,918,637.97 = 15,099,725,760.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,960,087,038.97x = 38,584,918,637.97 × 15,099,725,760.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,960,087,038.97x = 582,621,689,928,410,726,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 582,621,689,928,410,726,400/27,960,087,038.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,837,620,752.62

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.