Home / 36,556.44-50,447.46-20,641.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,556.44, 50,447.46 and 20,641.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,556.44, 50,447.46 and 20,641.56 is: 28,485.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,556.44 : 50,447.46 = 20,641.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,556.44/50,447.46 = 20,641.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,556.44x = 50,447.46 × 20,641.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,556.44x = 1,041,314,272.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,041,314,272.44/36,556.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,485.11

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.