Home / 36,842,342,005.62-55,266,677,609.07-12,936,791,942.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,842,342,005.62, 55,266,677,609.07 and 12,936,791,942.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,842,342,005.62, 55,266,677,609.07 and 12,936,791,942.58 is: 19,406,299,129.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,842,342,005.62 : 55,266,677,609.07 = 12,936,791,942.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,842,342,005.62/55,266,677,609.07 = 12,936,791,942.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,842,342,005.62x = 55,266,677,609.07 × 12,936,791,942.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,842,342,005.62x = 714,973,509,586,183,258,112
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 714,973,509,586,183,258,112/36,842,342,005.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,406,299,129.33

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.