Home / 36,557.54-50,449.41-20,643.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,557.54, 50,449.41 and 20,643.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,557.54, 50,449.41 and 20,643.02 is: 28,487.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,557.54 : 50,449.41 = 20,643.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,557.54/50,449.41 = 20,643.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,557.54x = 50,449.41 × 20,643.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,557.54x = 1,041,428,179.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,041,428,179.62/36,557.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,487.37

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.