Home / 36,590.25-50,494.56-19,823.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,590.25, 50,494.56 and 19,823.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,590.25, 50,494.56 and 19,823.25 is: 27,356.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,590.25 : 50,494.56 = 19,823.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,590.25/50,494.56 = 19,823.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,590.25x = 50,494.56 × 19,823.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,590.25x = 1,000,966,286.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,000,966,286.52/36,590.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,356.09

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.