Home / 40,660,411,837.76-56,112,730,816.56-22,596,689,338.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,660,411,837.76, 56,112,730,816.56 and 22,596,689,338.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,660,411,837.76, 56,112,730,816.56 and 22,596,689,338.64 is: 31,184,188,474.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,660,411,837.76 : 56,112,730,816.56 = 22,596,689,338.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,660,411,837.76/56,112,730,816.56 = 22,596,689,338.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,660,411,837.76x = 56,112,730,816.56 × 22,596,689,338.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,660,411,837.76x = 1,267,961,946,204,537,356,288
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,267,961,946,204,537,356,288/40,660,411,837.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,184,188,474.62

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.