Home / 36,590.90-54,904.80-14,420.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,590.90, 54,904.80 and 14,420.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,590.90, 54,904.80 and 14,420.18 is: 21,637.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,590.90 : 54,904.80 = 14,420.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,590.90/54,904.80 = 14,420.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,590.90x = 54,904.80 × 14,420.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,590.90x = 791,736,824.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 791,736,824.34/36,590.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,637.54

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.