Home / 32,926,420,517.18-45,438,873,567.81-17,889,913,893.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 32,926,420,517.18, 45,438,873,567.81 and 17,889,913,893.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 32,926,420,517.18, 45,438,873,567.81 and 17,889,913,893.74 is: 24,688,305,706.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,926,420,517.18 : 45,438,873,567.81 = 17,889,913,893.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,926,420,517.18/45,438,873,567.81 = 17,889,913,893.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,926,420,517.18x = 45,438,873,567.81 × 17,889,913,893.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,926,420,517.18x = 812,897,535,556,759,846,912
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 812,897,535,556,759,846,912/32,926,420,517.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,688,305,706.74

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.