Home / 40,099,521,717.18-55,337,780,437.83-22,035,042,603.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,099,521,717.18, 55,337,780,437.83 and 22,035,042,603.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,099,521,717.18, 55,337,780,437.83 and 22,035,042,603.18 is: 30,408,600,833.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,099,521,717.18 : 55,337,780,437.83 = 22,035,042,603.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,099,521,717.18/55,337,780,437.83 = 22,035,042,603.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,099,521,717.18x = 55,337,780,437.83 × 22,035,042,603.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,099,521,717.18x = 1,219,370,349,513,004,810,240
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,219,370,349,513,004,810,240/40,099,521,717.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,408,600,833.53

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.