Home / 36,632,169.31-50,552,492.44-20,113,363.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,632,169.31, 50,552,492.44 and 20,113,363.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,632,169.31, 50,552,492.44 and 20,113,363.80 is: 27,756,496.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,632,169.31 : 50,552,492.44 = 20,113,363.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,632,169.31/50,552,492.44 = 20,113,363.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,632,169.31x = 50,552,492.44 × 20,113,363.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,632,169.31x = 1,016,780,671,346,070.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,016,780,671,346,070.88/36,632,169.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,756,496.28

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.