Home / 37,947,057.59-52,366,947.66-20,543,545.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,947,057.59, 52,366,947.66 and 20,543,545.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,947,057.59, 52,366,947.66 and 20,543,545.82 is: 28,350,097.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,947,057.59 : 52,366,947.66 = 20,543,545.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,947,057.59/52,366,947.66 = 20,543,545.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,947,057.59x = 52,366,947.66 × 20,543,545.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,947,057.59x = 1,075,802,788,444,917
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,075,802,788,444,917/37,947,057.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,350,097.66

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.