Home / 36,290,480.10-54,435,720.15-20,984,979.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,290,480.10, 54,435,720.15 and 20,984,979.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,290,480.10, 54,435,720.15 and 20,984,979.30 is: 31,477,468.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,290,480.10 : 54,435,720.15 = 20,984,979.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,290,480.10/54,435,720.15 = 20,984,979.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,290,480.10x = 54,435,720.15 × 20,984,979.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,290,480.10x = 1,142,332,460,528,343
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,142,332,460,528,343/36,290,480.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,477,468.95

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.