Home / 37,339.54-51,526.46-21,422.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,339.54, 51,526.46 and 21,422.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,339.54, 51,526.46 and 21,422.50 is: 29,561.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,339.54 : 51,526.46 = 21,422.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,339.54/51,526.46 = 21,422.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,339.54x = 51,526.46 × 21,422.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,339.54x = 1,103,825,589.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,103,825,589.35/37,339.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,561.84

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.