Home / 36,530.20-50,414.34-20,616.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,530.20, 50,414.34 and 20,616.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,530.20, 50,414.34 and 20,616.04 is: 28,451.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,530.20 : 50,414.34 = 20,616.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,530.20/50,414.34 = 20,616.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,530.20x = 50,414.34 × 20,616.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,530.20x = 1,039,344,050.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,039,344,050.01/36,530.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,451.64

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.