Home / 37,836,478.19-52,214,339.60-20,432,821.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,836,478.19, 52,214,339.60 and 20,432,821.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,836,478.19, 52,214,339.60 and 20,432,821.88 is: 28,197,294.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,836,478.19 : 52,214,339.60 = 20,432,821.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,836,478.19/52,214,339.60 = 20,432,821.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,836,478.19x = 52,214,339.60 × 20,432,821.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,836,478.19x = 1,066,886,300,508,813.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,066,886,300,508,813.12/37,836,478.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,197,294.02

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.