Home / 36,691,867.80-55,037,801.70-34,424,386.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,691,867.80, 55,037,801.70 and 34,424,386.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,691,867.80, 55,037,801.70 and 34,424,386.20 is: 51,636,579.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,691,867.80 : 55,037,801.70 = 34,424,386.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,691,867.80/55,037,801.70 = 34,424,386.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,691,867.80x = 55,037,801.70 × 34,424,386.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,691,867.80x = 1,894,642,541,319,816.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,894,642,541,319,816.75/36,691,867.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,636,579.30

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.