Home / 40,388,701,177.20-60,554,386,319.40-15,535,759,148.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,388,701,177.20, 60,554,386,319.40 and 15,535,759,148.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,388,701,177.20, 60,554,386,319.40 and 15,535,759,148.40 is: 23,292,612,384.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,388,701,177.20 : 60,554,386,319.40 = 15,535,759,148.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,388,701,177.20/60,554,386,319.40 = 15,535,759,148.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,388,701,177.20x = 60,554,386,319.40 × 15,535,759,148.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,388,701,177.20x = 940,758,361,237,366,374,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 940,758,361,237,366,374,400/40,388,701,177.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,292,612,384.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.