Home / 37,752.60-52,097.48-20,756.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,752.60, 52,097.48 and 20,756.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,752.60, 52,097.48 and 20,756.87 is: 28,643.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,752.60 : 52,097.48 = 20,756.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,752.60/52,097.48 = 20,756.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,752.60x = 52,097.48 × 20,756.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,752.60x = 1,081,380,821.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,081,380,821.67/37,752.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,643.88

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.