Home / 36,730.52-50,703.60-24,810.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,730.52, 50,703.60 and 24,810.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,730.52, 50,703.60 and 24,810.02 is: 34,248.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,730.52 : 50,703.60 = 24,810.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,730.52/50,703.60 = 24,810.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,730.52x = 50,703.60 × 24,810.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,730.52x = 1,257,957,330.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,257,957,330.07/36,730.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,248.29

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.