Home / 36,996,719,494.15-51,055,510,687.61-20,080,370,536.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,996,719,494.15, 51,055,510,687.61 and 20,080,370,536.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,996,719,494.15, 51,055,510,687.61 and 20,080,370,536.26 is: 27,710,931,848.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,996,719,494.15 : 51,055,510,687.61 = 20,080,370,536.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,996,719,494.15/51,055,510,687.61 = 20,080,370,536.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,996,719,494.15x = 51,055,510,687.61 × 20,080,370,536.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,996,719,494.15x = 1,025,213,572,524,947,013,632
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,025,213,572,524,947,013,632/36,996,719,494.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,710,931,848.62

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.