Home / 36,516.66-50,423.72-23,111.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,516.66, 50,423.72 and 23,111.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,516.66, 50,423.72 and 23,111.57 is: 31,913.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,516.66 : 50,423.72 = 23,111.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,516.66/50,423.72 = 23,111.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,516.66x = 50,423.72 × 23,111.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,516.66x = 1,165,370,966.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,165,370,966.76/36,516.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,913.41

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.