Home / 36,591.10-50,494.41-20,675.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,591.10, 50,494.41 and 20,675.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,591.10, 50,494.41 and 20,675.21 is: 28,531.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,591.10 : 50,494.41 = 20,675.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,591.10/50,494.41 = 20,675.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,591.10x = 50,494.41 × 20,675.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,591.10x = 1,043,982,278.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,043,982,278.10/36,591.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,531.05

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.