Home / 36,685.38-50,625.83-19,918.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,685.38, 50,625.83 and 19,918.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,685.38, 50,625.83 and 19,918.38 is: 27,487.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,685.38 : 50,625.83 = 19,918.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,685.38/50,625.83 = 19,918.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,685.38x = 50,625.83 × 19,918.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,685.38x = 1,008,384,519.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,008,384,519.76/36,685.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,487.37

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.