Home / 36,417,162.48-50,255,738.19-20,736,199.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,417,162.48, 50,255,738.19 and 20,736,199.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,417,162.48, 50,255,738.19 and 20,736,199.71 is: 28,615,986.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,417,162.48 : 50,255,738.19 = 20,736,199.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,417,162.48/50,255,738.19 = 20,736,199.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,417,162.48x = 50,255,738.19 × 20,736,199.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,417,162.48x = 1,042,113,023,681,313.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,042,113,023,681,313.88/36,417,162.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,615,986.33

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.