Home / 36,398,596.84-50,231,303.09-21,526,669.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,398,596.84, 50,231,303.09 and 21,526,669.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,398,596.84, 50,231,303.09 and 21,526,669.40 is: 29,707,536.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,398,596.84 : 50,231,303.09 = 21,526,669.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,398,596.84/50,231,303.09 = 21,526,669.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,398,596.84x = 50,231,303.09 × 21,526,669.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,398,596.84x = 1,081,312,654,916,416.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,081,312,654,916,416.88/36,398,596.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,707,536.80

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.