Home / 37,564.94-51,837.33-20,569.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,564.94, 51,837.33 and 20,569.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,564.94, 51,837.33 and 20,569.39 is: 28,384.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,564.94 : 51,837.33 = 20,569.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,564.94/51,837.33 = 20,569.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,564.94x = 51,837.33 × 20,569.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,564.94x = 1,066,262,089.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,066,262,089.17/37,564.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,384.50

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.