Home / 74,555,814,372.57-111,833,722,861.20-17,895,677,382.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,555,814,372.57, 111,833,722,861.20 and 17,895,677,382.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,555,814,372.57, 111,833,722,861.20 and 17,895,677,382.09 is: 26,843,516,385.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,555,814,372.57 : 111,833,722,861.20 = 17,895,677,382.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,555,814,372.57/111,833,722,861.20 = 17,895,677,382.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,555,814,372.57x = 111,833,722,861.20 × 17,895,677,382.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,555,814,372.57x = 2,001,340,224,762,098,221,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,001,340,224,762,098,221,056/74,555,814,372.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,843,516,385.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.