Home / 38,062,458-52,526,249.76-20,658,809.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,062,458, 52,526,249.76 and 20,658,809.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,062,458, 52,526,249.76 and 20,658,809.58 is: 28,509,188.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,062,458 : 52,526,249.76 = 20,658,809.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,062,458/52,526,249.76 = 20,658,809.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,062,458x = 52,526,249.76 × 20,658,809.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,062,458x = 1,085,129,791,743,360.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,085,129,791,743,360.62/38,062,458
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,509,188.55

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.