Home / 42,656,725,236.69-58,843,963,047.29-26,375,127,484.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,656,725,236.69, 58,843,963,047.29 and 26,375,127,484.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,656,725,236.69, 58,843,963,047.29 and 26,375,127,484.93 is: 36,383,876,598.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,656,725,236.69 : 58,843,963,047.29 = 26,375,127,484.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,656,725,236.69/58,843,963,047.29 = 26,375,127,484.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,656,725,236.69x = 58,843,963,047.29 × 26,375,127,484.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,656,725,236.69x = 1,552,017,027,090,475,384,832
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,552,017,027,090,475,384,832/42,656,725,236.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,383,876,598.09

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.