Home / 36,600.80-54,901.20-8,898.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,600.80, 54,901.20 and 8,898.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,600.80, 54,901.20 and 8,898.80 is: 13,348.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,600.80 : 54,901.20 = 8,898.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,600.80/54,901.20 = 8,898.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,600.80x = 54,901.20 × 8,898.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,600.80x = 488,554,798.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 488,554,798.56/36,600.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,348.20

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.