Home / 38,075.50-52,538.52-22,957.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,075.50, 52,538.52 and 22,957.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,075.50, 52,538.52 and 22,957.66 is: 31,678.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,075.50 : 52,538.52 = 22,957.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,075.50/52,538.52 = 22,957.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,075.50x = 52,538.52 × 22,957.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,075.50x = 1,206,161,479.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,206,161,479.06/38,075.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,678.15

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.