Home / 74,469,837,536.48-102,770,556,125.64-40,639,313,214.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,469,837,536.48, 102,770,556,125.64 and 40,639,313,214.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,469,837,536.48, 102,770,556,125.64 and 40,639,313,214.32 is: 56,083,442,072.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,469,837,536.48 : 102,770,556,125.64 = 40,639,313,214.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,469,837,536.48/102,770,556,125.64 = 40,639,313,214.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,469,837,536.48x = 102,770,556,125.64 × 40,639,313,214.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,469,837,536.48x = 4,176,524,819,599,736,700,928
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,176,524,819,599,736,700,928/74,469,837,536.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,083,442,072.15

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.