Home / 36,566.13-54,849.19-8,864.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,566.13, 54,849.19 and 8,864.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,566.13, 54,849.19 and 8,864.13 is: 13,296.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,566.13 : 54,849.19 = 8,864.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,566.13/54,849.19 = 8,864.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,566.13x = 54,849.19 × 8,864.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,566.13x = 486,190,076.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 486,190,076.31/36,566.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,296.19

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.