Home / 37,681.44-52,000.20-20,914.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,681.44, 52,000.20 and 20,914.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,681.44, 52,000.20 and 20,914.44 is: 28,861.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,681.44 : 52,000.20 = 20,914.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,681.44/52,000.20 = 20,914.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,681.44x = 52,000.20 × 20,914.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,681.44x = 1,087,555,062.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,087,555,062.89/37,681.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,861.82

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.