Home / 31,278,200,421.60-46,917,300,632.40-14,489,979,231.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,278,200,421.60, 46,917,300,632.40 and 14,489,979,231.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,278,200,421.60, 46,917,300,632.40 and 14,489,979,231.60 is: 21,734,968,847.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,278,200,421.60 : 46,917,300,632.40 = 14,489,979,231.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,278,200,421.60/46,917,300,632.40 = 14,489,979,231.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,278,200,421.60x = 46,917,300,632.40 × 14,489,979,231.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,278,200,421.60x = 679,830,711,766,209,527,808
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 679,830,711,766,209,527,808/31,278,200,421.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,734,968,847.40

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.