Home / 37,821.04-52,192.60-20,824.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,821.04, 52,192.60 and 20,824.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,821.04, 52,192.60 and 20,824.93 is: 28,738.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,821.04 : 52,192.60 = 20,824.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,821.04/52,192.60 = 20,824.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,821.04x = 52,192.60 × 20,824.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,821.04x = 1,086,906,980.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,086,906,980.56/37,821.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,738.16

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.