Home / 36,529,533.04-50,410,137.76-20,231,659.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,529,533.04, 50,410,137.76 and 20,231,659.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,529,533.04, 50,410,137.76 and 20,231,659.12 is: 27,919,347.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,529,533.04 : 50,410,137.76 = 20,231,659.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,529,533.04/50,410,137.76 = 20,231,659.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,529,533.04x = 50,410,137.76 × 20,231,659.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,529,533.04x = 1,019,880,723,352,560.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,019,880,723,352,560.38/36,529,533.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,919,347.40

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.