Home / 36,539.56-50,423.62-20,406.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,539.56, 50,423.62 and 20,406.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,539.56, 50,423.62 and 20,406.42 is: 28,160.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,539.56 : 50,423.62 = 20,406.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,539.56/50,423.62 = 20,406.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,539.56x = 50,423.62 × 20,406.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,539.56x = 1,028,965,567.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,028,965,567.64/36,539.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,160.32

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.