Home / 37,852.52-52,234.36-20,853.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,852.52, 52,234.36 and 20,853.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,852.52, 52,234.36 and 20,853.43 is: 28,776.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,852.52 : 52,234.36 = 20,853.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,852.52/52,234.36 = 20,853.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,852.52x = 52,234.36 × 20,853.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,852.52x = 1,089,265,387.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,089,265,387.14/37,852.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,776.57

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.