Home / 36,418.29-54,617.71-10,124.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,418.29, 54,617.71 and 10,124.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,418.29, 54,617.71 and 10,124.48 is: 15,184.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,418.29 : 54,617.71 = 10,124.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,418.29/54,617.71 = 10,124.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,418.29x = 54,617.71 × 10,124.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,418.29x = 552,975,912.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 552,975,912.54/36,418.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,184.02

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.