Home / 20,587.20-30,837.60-20,587.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,587.20, 30,837.60 and 20,587.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,587.20, 30,837.60 and 20,587.20 is: 30,837.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,587.20 : 30,837.60 = 20,587.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,587.20/30,837.60 = 20,587.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,587.20x = 30,837.60 × 20,587.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,587.20x = 634,859,838.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 634,859,838.72/20,587.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,837.60

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.