Home / 37,594.50-51,881.07-20,597.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,594.50, 51,881.07 and 20,597.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,594.50, 51,881.07 and 20,597.63 is: 28,425.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,594.50 : 51,881.07 = 20,597.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,594.50/51,881.07 = 20,597.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,594.50x = 51,881.07 × 20,597.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,594.50x = 1,068,626,901.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,068,626,901.70/37,594.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,425.09

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.