Home / 36,860.00-50,865.17-20,945.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,860.00, 50,865.17 and 20,945.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,860.00, 50,865.17 and 20,945.93 is: 28,904.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,860.00 : 50,865.17 = 20,945.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,860.00/50,865.17 = 20,945.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,860.00x = 50,865.17 × 20,945.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,860.00x = 1,065,417,931.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,065,417,931.20/36,860.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,904.45

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.