Home / 51,538,717,741.50-71,122,316,006.25-29,837,775,224.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,538,717,741.50, 71,122,316,006.25 and 29,837,775,224.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,538,717,741.50, 71,122,316,006.25 and 29,837,775,224.56 is: 41,175,484,595.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,538,717,741.50 : 71,122,316,006.25 = 29,837,775,224.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,538,717,741.50/71,122,316,006.25 = 29,837,775,224.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,538,717,741.50x = 71,122,316,006.25 × 29,837,775,224.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,538,717,741.50x = 2,122,131,678,444,838,191,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,122,131,678,444,838,191,104/51,538,717,741.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,175,484,595.65

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.