Home / 36,785.83-50,760.93-20,649.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,785.83, 50,760.93 and 20,649.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,785.83, 50,760.93 and 20,649.45 is: 28,494.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,785.83 : 50,760.93 = 20,649.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,785.83/50,760.93 = 20,649.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,785.83x = 50,760.93 × 20,649.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,785.83x = 1,048,185,032.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,048,185,032.18/36,785.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,494.26

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.