Home / 36,876.50-50,893.41-22,728.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,876.50, 50,893.41 and 22,728.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,876.50, 50,893.41 and 22,728.98 is: 31,368.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,876.50 : 50,893.41 = 22,728.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,876.50/50,893.41 = 22,728.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,876.50x = 50,893.41 × 22,728.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,876.50x = 1,156,755,298.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,156,755,298.02/36,876.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,368.36

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.