Home / 36,483.54-50,343.30-20,568.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,483.54, 50,343.30 and 20,568.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,483.54, 50,343.30 and 20,568.66 is: 28,382.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,483.54 : 50,343.30 = 20,568.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,483.54/50,343.30 = 20,568.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,483.54x = 50,343.30 × 20,568.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,483.54x = 1,035,494,220.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,035,494,220.98/36,483.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,382.50

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.