Home / 36,426.24-54,641.40-10,130.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,426.24, 54,641.40 and 10,130.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,426.24, 54,641.40 and 10,130.40 is: 15,196.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,426.24 : 54,641.40 = 10,130.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,426.24/54,641.40 = 10,130.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,426.24x = 54,641.40 × 10,130.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,426.24x = 553,539,238.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 553,539,238.56/36,426.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,196.17

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.