Home / 40,660,401,608.42-56,112,716,847.65-22,596,679,171.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,660,401,608.42, 56,112,716,847.65 and 22,596,679,171.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,660,401,608.42, 56,112,716,847.65 and 22,596,679,171.04 is: 31,184,174,525.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,660,401,608.42 : 56,112,716,847.65 = 22,596,679,171.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,660,401,608.42/56,112,716,847.65 = 22,596,679,171.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,660,401,608.42x = 56,112,716,847.65 × 22,596,679,171.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,660,401,608.42x = 1,267,961,060,021,364,326,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,267,961,060,021,364,326,400/40,660,401,608.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,184,174,525.20

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.