Home / 36,569.44-50,467.80-20,654.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,569.44, 50,467.80 and 20,654.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,569.44, 50,467.80 and 20,654.56 is: 28,504.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,569.44 : 50,467.80 = 20,654.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,569.44/50,467.80 = 20,654.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,569.44x = 50,467.80 × 20,654.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,569.44x = 1,042,390,203.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,042,390,203.17/36,569.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,504.41

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.