Home / 36,822.25-50,812.44-21,715.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,822.25, 50,812.44 and 21,715.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,822.25, 50,812.44 and 21,715.54 is: 29,966.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,822.25 : 50,812.44 = 21,715.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,822.25/50,812.44 = 21,715.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,822.25x = 50,812.44 × 21,715.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,822.25x = 1,103,419,711.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,103,419,711.75/36,822.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,966.12

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.