Home / 36,894.49-50,914.16-20,978.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,894.49, 50,914.16 and 20,978.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,894.49, 50,914.16 and 20,978.94 is: 28,950.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,894.49 : 50,914.16 = 20,978.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,894.49/50,914.16 = 20,978.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,894.49x = 50,914.16 × 20,978.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,894.49x = 1,068,125,002.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,068,125,002.90/36,894.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,950.80

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.