Home / 36,349.42-54,501.80-14,136.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,349.42, 54,501.80 and 14,136.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,349.42, 54,501.80 and 14,136.91 is: 21,196.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,349.42 : 54,501.80 = 14,136.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,349.42/54,501.80 = 14,136.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,349.42x = 54,501.80 × 14,136.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,349.42x = 770,486,768.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 770,486,768.93/36,349.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,196.67

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.