Home / 37,234,918,759.71-51,385,278,051.07-20,319,656,598.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,234,918,759.71, 51,385,278,051.07 and 20,319,656,598.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,234,918,759.71, 51,385,278,051.07 and 20,319,656,598.66 is: 28,041,721,024.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,234,918,759.71 : 51,385,278,051.07 = 20,319,656,598.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,234,918,759.71/51,385,278,051.07 = 20,319,656,598.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,234,918,759.71x = 51,385,278,051.07 × 20,319,656,598.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,234,918,759.71x = 1,044,131,204,224,403,374,080
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,044,131,204,224,403,374,080/37,234,918,759.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,041,721,024.36

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.