Home / 36,252,806.56-50,023,019.28-20,780,044

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,252,806.56, 50,023,019.28 and 20,780,044

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,252,806.56, 50,023,019.28 and 20,780,044 is: 28,673,105.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,252,806.56 : 50,023,019.28 = 20,780,044 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,252,806.56/50,023,019.28 = 20,780,044/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,252,806.56x = 50,023,019.28 × 20,780,044
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,252,806.56x = 1,039,480,541,651,248.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,039,480,541,651,248.38/36,252,806.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,673,105.35

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.