Home / 37,051,572.74-51,131,470.60-20,531,973.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,051,572.74, 51,131,470.60 and 20,531,973.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,051,572.74, 51,131,470.60 and 20,531,973.25 is: 28,334,289.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,051,572.74 : 51,131,470.60 = 20,531,973.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,051,572.74/51,131,470.60 = 20,531,973.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,051,572.74x = 51,131,470.60 × 20,531,973.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,051,572.74x = 1,049,829,986,234,044.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,049,829,986,234,044.25/37,051,572.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,334,289.44

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.