Home / 36,690.60-50,633.58-19,923.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,690.60, 50,633.58 and 19,923.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,690.60, 50,633.58 and 19,923.72 is: 27,495.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,690.60 : 50,633.58 = 19,923.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,690.60/50,633.58 = 19,923.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,690.60x = 50,633.58 × 19,923.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,690.60x = 1,008,809,270.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,008,809,270.52/36,690.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,495.03

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.