Home / 40,392,797,477.20-60,589,196,215.80-10,948,840,313.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,392,797,477.20, 60,589,196,215.80 and 10,948,840,313.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,392,797,477.20, 60,589,196,215.80 and 10,948,840,313.20 is: 16,423,260,469.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,392,797,477.20 : 60,589,196,215.80 = 10,948,840,313.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,392,797,477.20/60,589,196,215.80 = 10,948,840,313.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,392,797,477.20x = 60,589,196,215.80 × 10,948,840,313.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,392,797,477.20x = 663,381,434,071,936,008,192
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 663,381,434,071,936,008,192/40,392,797,477.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,423,260,469.80

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.