Home / 38,835,277,047.68-53,203,444,788.02-37,383,288,411.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,835,277,047.68, 53,203,444,788.02 and 37,383,288,411.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,835,277,047.68, 53,203,444,788.02 and 37,383,288,411.25 is: 51,214,253,436.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,835,277,047.68 : 53,203,444,788.02 = 37,383,288,411.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,835,277,047.68/53,203,444,788.02 = 37,383,288,411.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,835,277,047.68x = 53,203,444,788.02 × 37,383,288,411.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,835,277,047.68x = 1,988,919,720,982,301,376,512
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,988,919,720,982,301,376,512/38,835,277,047.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,214,253,436.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.