Home / 28,139,840,498.48-42,211,118,288.32-9,252,710,018.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,139,840,498.48, 42,211,118,288.32 and 9,252,710,018.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,139,840,498.48, 42,211,118,288.32 and 9,252,710,018.56 is: 13,879,511,403.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,139,840,498.48 : 42,211,118,288.32 = 9,252,710,018.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,139,840,498.48/42,211,118,288.32 = 9,252,710,018.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,139,840,498.48x = 42,211,118,288.32 × 9,252,710,018.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,139,840,498.48x = 390,567,237,080,959,680,512
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 390,567,237,080,959,680,512/28,139,840,498.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,879,511,403.13

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.