Home / 39,856,150,273.80-55,001,492,041.29-21,791,678,722.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,856,150,273.80, 55,001,492,041.29 and 21,791,678,722.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,856,150,273.80, 55,001,492,041.29 and 21,791,678,722.65 is: 30,072,519,187.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,856,150,273.80 : 55,001,492,041.29 = 21,791,678,722.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,856,150,273.80/55,001,492,041.29 = 21,791,678,722.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,856,150,273.80x = 55,001,492,041.29 × 21,791,678,722.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,856,150,273.80x = 1,198,574,843,830,073,819,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,198,574,843,830,073,819,136/39,856,150,273.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,072,519,187.04

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.