Home / 28,366,850,629.20-42,550,275,943.80-12,887,509,573.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,366,850,629.20, 42,550,275,943.80 and 12,887,509,573.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,366,850,629.20, 42,550,275,943.80 and 12,887,509,573.20 is: 19,331,264,359.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,366,850,629.20 : 42,550,275,943.80 = 12,887,509,573.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,366,850,629.20/42,550,275,943.80 = 12,887,509,573.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,366,850,629.20x = 42,550,275,943.80 × 12,887,509,573.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,366,850,629.20x = 548,367,088,568,024,236,032
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 548,367,088,568,024,236,032/28,366,850,629.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,331,264,359.80

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.