Home / 36,564.68-54,855.21-11,605.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,564.68, 54,855.21 and 11,605.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,564.68, 54,855.21 and 11,605.53 is: 17,410.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,564.68 : 54,855.21 = 11,605.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,564.68/54,855.21 = 11,605.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,564.68x = 54,855.21 × 11,605.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,564.68x = 636,623,785.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 636,623,785.31/36,564.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,410.90

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.