Home / 36,335.60-54,505.20-18,839.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,335.60, 54,505.20 and 18,839.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,335.60, 54,505.20 and 18,839.60 is: 28,260.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,335.60 : 54,505.20 = 18,839.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,335.60/54,505.20 = 18,839.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,335.60x = 54,505.20 × 18,839.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,335.60x = 1,026,856,165.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,026,856,165.92/36,335.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,260.33

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.