Home / 37,945,423.85-52,364,701.80-20,541,768.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,945,423.85, 52,364,701.80 and 20,541,768.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,945,423.85, 52,364,701.80 and 20,541,768.50 is: 28,347,649.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,945,423.85 : 52,364,701.80 = 20,541,768.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,945,423.85/52,364,701.80 = 20,541,768.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,945,423.85x = 52,364,701.80 × 20,541,768.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,945,423.85x = 1,075,663,582,078,045.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,075,663,582,078,045.12/37,945,423.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,347,649.68

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.