Home / 38,466.30-57,715.65-20,948.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,466.30, 57,715.65 and 20,948.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,466.30, 57,715.65 and 20,948.70 is: 31,431.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,466.30 : 57,715.65 = 20,948.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,466.30/57,715.65 = 20,948.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,466.30x = 57,715.65 × 20,948.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,466.30x = 1,209,067,837.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,209,067,837.16/38,466.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,431.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.