Home / 42,743,812,815.60-59,719,032,037.20-42,743,812,815.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,743,812,815.60, 59,719,032,037.20 and 42,743,812,815.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,743,812,815.60, 59,719,032,037.20 and 42,743,812,815.60 is: 59,719,032,037.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,743,812,815.60 : 59,719,032,037.20 = 42,743,812,815.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,743,812,815.60/59,719,032,037.20 = 42,743,812,815.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,743,812,815.60x = 59,719,032,037.20 × 42,743,812,815.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,743,812,815.60x = 2,552,619,126,926,896,267,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,552,619,126,926,896,267,264/42,743,812,815.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,719,032,037.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.