Home / 36,846.36-50,849.28-20,494.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,846.36, 50,849.28 and 20,494.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,846.36, 50,849.28 and 20,494.08 is: 28,282.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,846.36 : 50,849.28 = 20,494.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,846.36/50,849.28 = 20,494.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,846.36x = 50,849.28 × 20,494.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,846.36x = 1,042,109,212.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,042,109,212.26/36,846.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,282.56

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.