Home / 36,547.20-54,822.76-11,589.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,547.20, 54,822.76 and 11,589.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,547.20, 54,822.76 and 11,589.21 is: 17,384.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,547.20 : 54,822.76 = 11,589.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,547.20/54,822.76 = 11,589.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,547.20x = 54,822.76 × 11,589.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,547.20x = 635,352,449.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 635,352,449.45/36,547.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,384.44

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.