Home / 36,530.80-54,796.20-8,828.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,530.80, 54,796.20 and 8,828.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,530.80, 54,796.20 and 8,828.80 is: 13,243.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,530.80 : 54,796.20 = 8,828.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,530.80/54,796.20 = 8,828.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,530.80x = 54,796.20 × 8,828.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,530.80x = 483,784,690.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 483,784,690.56/36,530.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,243.20

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.