Home / 37,361.52-51,560.28-20,595.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,361.52, 51,560.28 and 20,595.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,361.52, 51,560.28 and 20,595.60 is: 28,422.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,361.52 : 51,560.28 = 20,595.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,361.52/51,560.28 = 20,595.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,361.52x = 51,560.28 × 20,595.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,361.52x = 1,061,914,902.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,061,914,902.77/37,361.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,422.69

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.