Home / 37,931,597.66-52,345,604.28-20,527,942.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,931,597.66, 52,345,604.28 and 20,527,942.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,931,597.66, 52,345,604.28 and 20,527,942.89 is: 28,328,560.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,931,597.66 : 52,345,604.28 = 20,527,942.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,931,597.66/52,345,604.28 = 20,527,942.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,931,597.66x = 52,345,604.28 × 20,527,942.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,931,597.66x = 1,074,547,575,005,173.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,074,547,575,005,173.75/37,931,597.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,328,560.92

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.