Home / 36,603.45-54,923.40-20,820.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,603.45, 54,923.40 and 20,820.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,603.45, 54,923.40 and 20,820.60 is: 31,241.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,603.45 : 54,923.40 = 20,820.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,603.45/54,923.40 = 20,820.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,603.45x = 54,923.40 × 20,820.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,603.45x = 1,143,538,142.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,143,538,142.04/36,603.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,241.27

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.