Home / 37,301.75-51,476.43-20,534.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,301.75, 51,476.43 and 20,534.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,301.75, 51,476.43 and 20,534.75 is: 28,337.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,301.75 : 51,476.43 = 20,534.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,301.75/51,476.43 = 20,534.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,301.75x = 51,476.43 × 20,534.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,301.75x = 1,057,055,620.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,057,055,620.94/37,301.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,337.96

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.