Home / 28,258,045,594.80-42,295,235,387.40-28,258,045,594.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,258,045,594.80, 42,295,235,387.40 and 28,258,045,594.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,258,045,594.80, 42,295,235,387.40 and 28,258,045,594.80 is: 42,295,235,387.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,258,045,594.80 : 42,295,235,387.40 = 28,258,045,594.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,258,045,594.80/42,295,235,387.40 = 28,258,045,594.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,258,045,594.80x = 42,295,235,387.40 × 28,258,045,594.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,258,045,594.80x = 1,195,180,690,019,947,642,880
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,195,180,690,019,947,642,880/28,258,045,594.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,295,235,387.40

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.