Home / 37,283,932.47-51,453,423.12-20,764,056.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,283,932.47, 51,453,423.12 and 20,764,056.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,283,932.47, 51,453,423.12 and 20,764,056.98 is: 28,655,287.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,283,932.47 : 51,453,423.12 = 20,764,056.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,283,932.47/51,453,423.12 = 20,764,056.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,283,932.47x = 51,453,423.12 × 20,764,056.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,283,932.47x = 1,068,381,809,479,729.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,068,381,809,479,729.38/37,283,932.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,655,287.65

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.