Home / 36,540,307.16-50,423,696.13-20,858,708.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,540,307.16, 50,423,696.13 and 20,858,708.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,540,307.16, 50,423,696.13 and 20,858,708.58 is: 28,783,917.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,540,307.16 : 50,423,696.13 = 20,858,708.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,540,307.16/50,423,696.13 = 20,858,708.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,540,307.16x = 50,423,696.13 × 20,858,708.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,540,307.16x = 1,051,773,183,102,143.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,051,773,183,102,143.75/36,540,307.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,783,917.40

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.