Home / 37,980,017.12-52,412,675.26-20,576,362.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,980,017.12, 52,412,675.26 and 20,576,362.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,980,017.12, 52,412,675.26 and 20,576,362.34 is: 28,395,516.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,980,017.12 : 52,412,675.26 = 20,576,362.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,980,017.12/52,412,675.26 = 20,576,362.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,980,017.12x = 52,412,675.26 × 20,576,362.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,980,017.12x = 1,078,462,197,045,009.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,078,462,197,045,009.50/37,980,017.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,395,516.35

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.