Home / 32,157,729,820.33-44,378,891,533.40-17,885,589,472.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,157,729,820.33, 44,378,891,533.40 and 17,885,589,472.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,157,729,820.33, 44,378,891,533.40 and 17,885,589,472.78 is: 24,682,794,452.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,157,729,820.33 : 44,378,891,533.40 = 17,885,589,472.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,157,729,820.33/44,378,891,533.40 = 17,885,589,472.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,157,729,820.33x = 44,378,891,533.40 × 17,885,589,472.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,157,729,820.33x = 793,742,635,223,246,307,328
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 793,742,635,223,246,307,328/32,157,729,820.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,682,794,452.78

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.