Home / 36,977,407.69-51,028,444.27-20,457,650.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,977,407.69, 51,028,444.27 and 20,457,650.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,977,407.69, 51,028,444.27 and 20,457,650.49 is: 28,231,348.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,977,407.69 : 51,028,444.27 = 20,457,650.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,977,407.69/51,028,444.27 = 20,457,650.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,977,407.69x = 51,028,444.27 × 20,457,650.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,977,407.69x = 1,043,922,077,566,672.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,043,922,077,566,672.75/36,977,407.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,231,348.35

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.