Home / 36,591.36-50,497.92-20,460.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,591.36, 50,497.92 and 20,460.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,591.36, 50,497.92 and 20,460.48 is: 28,236.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,591.36 : 50,497.92 = 20,460.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,591.36/50,497.92 = 20,460.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,591.36x = 50,497.92 × 20,460.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,591.36x = 1,033,211,682.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,033,211,682.20/36,591.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,236.49

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.