Home / 36,543.34-54,820.74-15,483.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,543.34, 54,820.74 and 15,483.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,543.34, 54,820.74 and 15,483.43 is: 23,227.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,543.34 : 54,820.74 = 15,483.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,543.34/54,820.74 = 15,483.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,543.34x = 54,820.74 × 15,483.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,543.34x = 848,813,090.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 848,813,090.34/36,543.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,227.57

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.