Home / 36,288.24-54,435.80-14,103.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,288.24, 54,435.80 and 14,103.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,288.24, 54,435.80 and 14,103.33 is: 21,156.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,288.24 : 54,435.80 = 14,103.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,288.24/54,435.80 = 14,103.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,288.24x = 54,435.80 × 14,103.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,288.24x = 767,726,086.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 767,726,086.47/36,288.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,156.33

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.