Home / 36,660.24-50,582.34-21,552.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,660.24, 50,582.34 and 21,552.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,660.24, 50,582.34 and 21,552.12 is: 29,736.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,660.24 : 50,582.34 = 21,552.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,660.24/50,582.34 = 21,552.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,660.24x = 50,582.34 × 21,552.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,660.24x = 1,090,156,661.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,090,156,661.56/36,660.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,736.76

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.